No Conforto, no Cuddyer, no Duda, no Granderson, no Murphy -- no problem! The Mets jumped on top early and cruised to a 7-0 win over the Marlins Saturday night. With the win, the magic number drops to 23. Bartolo Colon was the star of the game, as he pitched a complete-game shutout, the first [...]
OK, this may be premature. As of Saturday morning Fan Graphs was giving the Mets an 80% chance of winning the NL East and just a 0.8% chance of winning a wild card spot if the Nats overtake them for the division flag. A few more outings by Bobby Parnell and/or Eric O’Flaherty and it [...]
Let’s turn the clock back to the beginning of the 2015 season and let me propose a situation to you. Your bullpen is rested after a day off and everyone is available. You’re on the road and you have a lead heading to the bottom of the seventh and you need to go to your [...]
The new-look Mets are supposed to win games like this. Playing against the 56-79 Miami Marlins, these are the "easy" games that many thought would carry the Mets to the playoff promised land. While one loss doesn't completely negate an easy schedule, or the season, it doesn't bode well. The most worrisome aspect (no surprise) [...]