The great pitcher and linguist Dizzy Dean told us a long time ago that he’d “rather be lucky than good.” It took a long time to figure out exactly what he meant. Then the 2015 Mets happened. Yes, these Mets. At first flush, you’d think they’ve anything but lucky and in more than a couple [...]
In just a matter of days, the “best” of the National League will be taking on the “best” of the American League in the Queen’s City to decide which league gets Home Field Advantage in the 2015 World Series. While the idea of the Major League Baseball All Star Game desperately needs to be reformatted, [...]
The New York Mets have had their fair share of offensive woes, but they have not lacked strong pitching performances. Four of the current six starters (deGrom 12,Colon 11, Harvey 11,Niese 10) have 10 or more quality starts (five innings or more). The other two, Matz and Syndegaard have not had enough starts to get [...]