In reality, the Mets are probably still the 7th or 8th best team in the National League, but they’ve already collected 10 irrevocable wins, and the 4th, 5th, and 6th best teams in the NL aren’t exactly monsters. The NL Wild Cards will be won by two flawed teams that likely over-perform their actual abilities [...]
The Mets beat the Braves 3-2 to capture their tenth straight victory, running their 2015 home record to 9-0. After a thirty-minute rain delay, the quest to keep the streak alive began with a flourish, then wilted. John Mayberry, Jr. , inserted into the leadoff spot because he devours Braves starter
Earlier this week, New York Mets manager Terry Collins announced that Jeurys Familia will continue to hold the closer’s role for the first few weeks of Bobby Parnell’s return from TJ Surgery. This means that Familia will be holding the closer’s job well into the beginning of the season, and may hold onto it for [...]
2015 TOPPS LUCAS DUDA You can't spell “mea culpa” without “Lucas Duda.” Well, maybe you can. Hell, I'm not exactly Cicero when it comes to Latin. But I did give Duda all the respect of a dead language several years back, projecting a career path parallel to Dave Schneck, he of the minor-league muscle and [...]
The Mets win their ninth straight game and run their home record to 8-0 with a 7-1 win over the Braves Tuesday night. Atlanta came into the game fourth in the NL with a 4.50 runs per game average but this was the seventh time this season they were held to three runs or fewer. [...]
Wow! What a way to start a season in which all pressure was applied. With an impeccable 10-3 record sugar-coated by an active 8-game winning streak, the Mets have gotten great pitching from four out of five starters, timely offense, and a solid bullpen-until the last two games. However, as Mets fans we should know [...]
A day late but definitely not a dollar short! Look for Mets Minors in its normal Monday spot next week.
Going into the spring of 2015, the talk around the New York Mets was rarely about Bartolo Colon, unless a remark was made on the need to ship him out. Colon had been poor trade bait last summer, and it seemed management’s thinking was to hold on for better return later. While Colon’s price tag [...]
The drumbeat is increasing in volume. Each year it becomes more and more apparent that a sport can not go on forever using different rules. In football the AFC doesn’t have the option for going for two points while NFC teams playing against others in their conference can only kick for the one. In basketball [...]
The Mets have been known to abuse the lefty relievers and have them pitch very often, but not a lot when they do. The seemed to have slightly solved the problem this season by bringing in three lefty relievers into the bullpen allowing each to be stretched out for more than one batter and still [...]