Put it in the books! With a 5-1 win over the Phillies to open their final regular season series the Mets clinched at least a tie of a wild card berth. There will be extra baseball to be played! Robert Gsellman pitched six terrific innings, scattering seven hits and striking out just as many and [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies may be playing out the string of a transition season, but don't expect this division rival to lie down for us to waltz into the playoffs. There's a long history of Phillies players, announcers, and fans wanting to stick it to the blue and orange. This is a bad team for sure, [...]
According to ESPN, the Mets have a 98.6% chance of making the playoffs as a Wild Card team. A quick Google search appears to show that the Wild Card play-in game is its own separate round, meaning you can have a 25-man roster for that game and, if you win, immediately turn around and adjust [...]
The Mets defeated the Marlins 5-2 in Miami tonight, taking the rubber game of the series. Seth Lugo got the start in this one, and he was very Lugo-like again. He gave up two runs on five hits with three walks and two strikeouts. He worked in and out of trouble all night, living up [...]
Our older readers may fondly remember the TV game show “Password”. It was very popular during the 1960s and 70s. For those who do not know how it is played basically a contestant and a celebrity (often Betty White) team up with one giving the other one word clues until the partner says the given [...]
The Mets bounced back from sad Sunday with a solid pitching performance from Noah Syndergaard and a 19-hit attack that resulted in 12 runs. Marlins manager Don Mattingly ran through eight pitchers, but every hitter in the Mets lineup feasted on them. Curtis Granderson drove in three runs as did Lucas Duda who did so [...]
Jim Bouton's big project between being a sportscaster and resuming his MLB career.
Jay Bruce vs. Michael Conforto
A modern version of the classic
