After a demoralizing sweep in Washington, the Mets came home to face the Cubs, who most pundits have going to the World Series. After falling behind early, the Mets rallied to take the lead and survived threats in both the eighth and ninth innings to escape with a 4-3 win Thursday night. Brandon Nimmo played [...]
Your intrepid columnist may have just taken up residence in Panic City. To say this is a tough stretch for New York Mets right now might be the understatement of the year. They were just swept out of Washington, DC and while there’s little shame in falling three times to the current division leaders, the [...]
In what could have been considered a must-win game against the division-leading Washington Nationals, Logan Verrett was mostly up to the task. The Mets' offense was mostly not. Verrett, pressed into duty by Steven Matz's elbow bone spur, threw a decent five innings, victimized mainly by Daniel Murphy's second inning home run. In all, he [...]
The good news is, June is almost over. This seems to be a killer month for this team. The bad news, well, there's quite a bit. We lost our third game in a row and the second game in a row to our division rivals. Our feeble offense was shut out yet again. When you [...]
Today’s article was going to be a straightforward piece entitled, “There’s a lot to like about Neil Walker.” It was going to point out how popular Walker was in Pittsburgh both with his teammates and the Pirates’ fan base. Then it would describe how seamlessly he has fit in as a Met and all his [...]
Last day of vacation for me
As Mets fans we're all accustomed to disappointment, however it comes in unexpected ways. One example being our dominant ace pitcher Noah Syndergaard picking the biggest game of the season to have his first clunker of an outing. With a golden opportunity to gain ground against the NL East leading Nationals, Syndergaard was gifted a [...]
Michael Conforto has been nothing short of a revelation for the Mets as a terrific hitting outfielder. He skyrocketed through the minors in 2015 and became a major part of the late surging Mets, joining the starting lineup through the playoffs. In 2016 Met fans had sky-high expectations and through March and April, Conforto delivered. [...]