Please use this thread to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. We've all heard the cliche that baseball isn't a sprint, it's a marathon. It's like that for the fans, too. Sometimes we've got to grind, just like the players. For me, this is one of those times. The injuries have just worn me [...]
Please us this thread to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. In the offseason, it was thought that the Mets had so much pitching depth that they traded Steven Matz for three minor leaguers. Woops. But even without Matz, there were eight pitchers for five spots, even if one of them wasn't going to [...]
Use this thread to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. As of game time yesterday, the Mets' 26-man roster had 15 pitchers and 11 hitters. And with injuries to the starters, only four are listed as SP, which means there are 11 relievers on the squad. And not one of those 11 relievers are [...]
Please use this thread to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. A Facebook friend put up a post a couple of days ago about the injury to Ronald Acuna Jr. He also mentioned about Mike Soroka, Travis d'Arnaud and Marcell Ozuna being out and put how they were still in the race despite all [...]
Please use this thread to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. We've seen Mets players start to return from the IL. Here are their stats since re-joining the Mets: Pete Alonso - 138 PA, .274/.341/.516 Jeff McNeil - 54 PA, .224/.296/.224 Jonathan Villar - 6 PA, .000/.000/.000 Luis Guillorme - 72 PA, .271/.394/.288 Kevin [...]
Please use this thread to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. Corey Oswalt's name has been mentioned several times here recently in the comments section. Among others, Wobbit made a reference that he liked him and Matty Mets came down unequivocally with the exact opposite conclusion. Oswalt has split time between the majors and [...]
Use this thread to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. The bullpen has had a few rough outings lately but the great majority of times has come through with flying colors. Earlier, we talked about the need for good teams to have multiple reliable relievers, preferably at least four with an ERA+ over 100. [...]
Please use this thread to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. After 53 games, the Mets have 396 hits on the year, an average of 7.5 per game. Is that good? I dunno, it feels average. Shoot, let's go ahead and find out. There have been 1,798 games played in the majors this year [...]
At what point do we throw preseason expectations out the window and focus simply on what's happened in the current season? Before the year started, it was thought that the NL East was going to be one of the best divisions in baseball, if not the best. It was thought that four teams would have [...]
Please use this thread to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. Francisco Lindor is batting .185 with a .565 OPS. Early in the month it looked like he was breaking out but in his last 12 games, he's slashing .152/.220/.261 in 50 PA. Lindor's not even drawing a lot of walks like he was [...]
Please use this thread to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. Just for the record, let's state all of the players unavailable for the Mets right now: Noah Syndergaard - 60-day IL, expected back mid-June Carlos Carrasco - 60-day IL, earliest available late May Seth Lugo - 60-day IL, earliest available late May Luis [...]
Please use this thread to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. Nothing is as demoralizing as a bad bullpen, especially one that blows leads in the eighth and ninth innings, which is why so many people value closers so highly. But even though they are only pitching, for the most part, an inning at [...]