The Mets entered July on quite a roll, winning 6 of their first 7 on this crucial home stand. With good news on Noah Syndergaard's and Steven Matz' elbows, continued excellence from Bartolo Colon and resurgence from Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom, the Mets were out-pitching everyone. Now that the bats were waking up, we [...]
Put it in the books! The Mets out-slugged the Nationals on a night when neither starting pitcher was effective and the ball seemed to fly out of Citi Field. Bartolo Colon coughed up six runs on 10 hits in less than five innings, but was equaled by the young phenom Lucas Giolito, who couldn't make [...]
It has become painfully obvious that all major league teams know they can take the extra base on Mets right fielder Curtis Granderson any time they wish to. It’s become as easy to go first to third on Granderson as it is to steal second (then third) on Noah Syndergaard. Granderson is a fine player [...]
After getting their clock cleaned in Washington, the Mets have won six out of seven games against teams in the playoff chase, capped off by a series-clinching 4-2 win over the Marlins Wednesday afternoon. It was the Wilmer Flores and Jose Reyes show on offense. Flores had two solo homers, the first one a bomb [...]
When longtime baseball fans discuss players who have just emerged from the minors it is commonplace to compare them to veteran players with whom we are familiar. Whether one is using Similarity Scores (you can find these at Baseball-Reference.com) or “Comparables” as they are listed in the Baseball Prospectus or even facial resemblance or other [...]
The Marlins ended the Mets' five-game winning streak with a 5-2 win Tuesday night at Citi Field. The return of Jose Reyes was a bust, as he went 0-4 with a strikeout from the leadoff spot. Each team hit two homers. Yoenis Cespedes and Alejandro De Aza hit solo shots for the Mets. Giancarlo Stanton [...]
It’s been a great time to be a Mets fan the first week here in July. While May and June were about as fun as a trip to the dentist, the calendar’s seventh month has gotten off to a great start, as the Mets are 4-0 with all of their wins coming against clubs with [...]
Happy 4th of July, Mets fans! What a weekend we had. As if the four-game sweep over the league-leading Cubs wasn't enough, the Mets won a dramatic comeback game against the pesky Marlins. Matt Harvey continued to struggle and left in the top of the 4th inning with the Mets down 6-0. While the former [...]
