Mets look to solve 9-0 Patrick Corbin, he of the nasty slider and the 70% first-pitch strikes. Game time is 7:10 [chat id="114" ]
Everybody out of the pool! That’s the cry from the Mets’ fan base, directed at their training facility in Port St. Lucie. That’s where Travis d’Arnaud is running in water, strengthening his rehabbing foot and balky knee. That’s because John Buck has reverted to his regular old self. That’s not good for the team, the [...]
The 2013 season has been frustrating for the Mets but last night’s game was not one that should be described that way. On a night where they honored the firefighters who gave their life battling the wildfires in Arizona, the Mets showed some character of their own. While nowhere near a life-and-death situation, the Mets [...]
Shaun Marcum looks to get his second win of the season and right the Mets' ship against the NL West leading Arizona Diamondbacks at 7:10 p.m. at Citi Field. [chat id="113" ]
I was speaking recently to another Mets blogger, and the topic of Justin Turner came up. After being unsurprised that a sabermetrician like myself prefers Josh Satin to Turner, he said that he liked Turner because, “Justin Turner is a clutch player.” “There are certain players who are just better in clutch situations, you can’t [...]
When a player is 26 and playing in AA you have to try to take their accomplishments with a grain of salt. Even when they are hitting: .317/.474/.590 and even when they were a former first round pick. The expectations on Allan Dykstra are expectedly low. He’s not supposed to be much beyond a AAAA [...]
Earlier in the month, David Wright recorded his 1,500th career hit. The hit naturally extended his All-Time Met hit record and puts him halfway to the vaunted 3,000 hit plateau. One can argue that the club, currently standing at 28 and including some of the game's biggest and most iconic names, is still one of [...]