It took me a moment to decide who I was going to focus this week. Zack Wheeler tossed two more games, Reese Havens returned to Binghamton and made up for lost time, Wilmer Flores is still hitting and T.J. Rivera continues to try his best to make me take notice of his play in Savannah. [...]
There’s nothing like a trip to Denver to get a batter out of a slump. Ruben Tejada headed into a three-game set against the Rockies in the midst of a 6-37 slump with 11 strikeouts. But the thin air and the Rockies’ pitching staff helped him to a 10-16 series and now after 21 games, [...]
Well the Mets certainly had an interesting series in Denver this weekend. They got smoked in the first game losing 18-9, they were down twice in the second game but won 7-5, and today after blowing a 4-0 lead for Johan Santana, they won in extra innings 6-5 in spite of the bullpen’s worst efforts. [...]
The 2012 Mets need Ike Davis and Lucas Duda to be healthy and productive in the middle of the order to have a successful season. Unfortunately, both of these players started off the year hitting poorly. Here were their numbers through April 13th: ID – 1-23 with 9 Ks in 26 PA (34.6 K%) LD [...]
Chris Schwinden made his 2012 MLB debut this past Friday. With Mike Pelfrey being shelved for the year… it’s likely not to be Schwinden’s last start with the big ballclub. The question that Met fans are puzzling is, “Can our team win with this guy on the mound?” The answer is difficult to find. Schwinden [...]
Once again Terry Collins went with his instincts and sat the beleaguered Ike Davis. This time Collins sat Davis in favor of rookie Zach Lutz in a wild and wacky game against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. Now it should be mentioned that the Mets were facing a lefty in Drew Pomeranz, but it’s [...]
If you go to ESPN.com’s standings page, you will see a column labeled “POFF” which is a team’s odds of making the postseason. The Mets are on pace for 94 wins and are 10-5 against teams from the National League East, generally considered the toughest division in the league, yet they have just over a [...]
After yesterday’s win over the Marlins, it was announced that Mike Pelfrey was likely to undergo elbow surgery and miss the remainder of the season. This is really bad news for the Mets, a statement I’d never thought I would say. The Pelfrey we saw in three starts this year was doing everything he needed [...]
It’s getaway day today (4/26) and the Mets are looking to sweep the Marlins before heading to Colorado, even as we speak. The lineup looks like this: Kirk Nieuwenhuis – CF Ruben Tejada – SS Daniel Murphy – 2B David Wright – 3B Lucas Duda – RF Ike Davis – 1B Josh Thole – C [...]
Just as soon as the Mets put Jason Bay (ribs) and Mike Pelfrey (elbow) on the disabled list, the Mets go ahead and win two straight games over the Miami Marlins while also ruining the Jose Reyes homecoming in the process. Everything is right in the world, correct? Not so fast. I’d like to think [...]
On the field yesterday was a pretty good day for Mets fans. We got to see Jose Reyes return to Citi Field, saw a great pitching match-up with Josh Johnson and Johan Santana, saw Reyes go 0-4, and most importantly the Mets got a win. It was a very exciting and well played game, a [...]
2007 TOPPS PHILIP HUMBER So another ghost of Mets' pitchers past tossed a no hitter. A perfect game, no less. And I swear I'm not bitter about it. You'll get no "Bah, Humber" from me... On the contrary, I leaned out my window the next morning and told a passing street urchin to buy for [...]