There’s a tremendous amount of heartache and frustration that come with rooting for the New York Mets. But Monday’s 9-8 come-from-behind win over the San Diego Padres proved why all the sacrifice is worth it in the end. The game began with the team’s trademark dominant pitching; starter Mike Pelfrey cruised through the first five [...]
To sound like a Madison Avenue hack flak from days gone by, it’s a whole new ballgame in Flushing. This Metsian year has taken on the all-too-familiar hue of 2009 and 2010: some early hope, a crippling wave of injuries and a total capitulation to the rest of the NL once the temperature finds itself [...]