By any rational account, Noah Syndergaard's rookie campaign has had its ups and downs. He made his MLB debut in Chicago versus the Cubs, and surrendered three runs over 5.1 innings, striking out six, walking four and surrendering one home run. While good for a first go around versus a potent offensive club, it was [...]
In 2014 the Mets had the 10th overall pick and, though they did give away their second round pick. Let’s take a look at the Mets first 10 picks from the 2014 draft and see where they are now. Michael Conforto, OF – Conforto has proven to be one of the best draft picks in [...]
From Opening Day on, there was always a story surrounding the Mets: the surprising hot start, the 11-game winning streak, the worst offense in baseball, the Wilmer Flores almost trade, the Yoenis Cespedes trade, the best offense in baseball, the Matt Harvey innings limit, the list goes on and on! But through it all, the [...]
The Mets finished their season with 90 wins, as a solo homer by Curtis Granderson lifted them to a 1-0 win over the Nationals Sunday in New York. Granderson led off the game with a single, ensuring that the Mets wouldn't suffer being no-hit in back-to-back games. He also added a double and finished with [...]
It would be too easy to overreact with disgust after watching last night’s game. Max Scherzer was absolutely dominant (as we all know by now). Granted it may not have been the starting lineup, but it is a pretty dismal performance when you are one error away from having a perfect game tossed against you. [...]
What else can you say about this game except, congratulations Max Scherzer. That was one of the most dominating pitching performances that has ever taken place in the history of baseball. It only took 109 pitches for him to complete the no-hitter, and in doing so struck out 17 batters. Were it not for a [...]
Call me crazy, but I always like to a see a team entering the postseason on a hot streak, not losing their last four games. The Mets had only five hits today, and managed only one run, as Noah Syndergaard was absolutely brilliant. He struck out 10, walked one, and the only blemish on his [...]
Rejoice, Mets fans! The team is getting ready for its first playoff appearance in nearly a decade. It's an unfamiliar feeling, and one that we know all too well can be fleeting. It's something we should all enjoy. The lead-up to the post-season isn't without it's question marks and issues, though. Home-field advantage Home-field advantage [...]
On July 24th the National League standings looked like this: As you can see, the Mets were just one game over .500 trailing the Nationals by three games and they were not in a very good position to make a run at a Wild Card berth since the Pirates, Cubs, and Giants had a good [...]