After Tuesday's rainout, there was talk of skipping Robert Gsellman's start and having Noah Syndergaard go instead. That meant Gsellman would have pitched this coming weekend in Washington against the red hot Nationals. Thank goodness the Mets' brain trust changed their minds. Gsellman didn't have stuff or command and was cuffed about in the first [...]
The Mets were rained out Tuesday night and the initial reaction from nearly everywhere was how fortunate this was because it gave the walking wounded hitters another day to recover. That’s absolutely true but to me the biggest benefit lies elsewhere. In my mind the prime advantage is for the relievers, who now have had [...]
Here are my thoughts on the players of the Lo-A Columbia Fireflies from the game of Saturday, June 22 at Spirit Communications Park before a packed house. Columbia played the Lexington Legends, in a game won by the visitors, 4-0. Desmond Lindsay... The 20-year-old center fielder was picked in the second round of the 2015 [...]
Finding a prognosticator, analyst, fan or soothsayer who didn’t have the New York Mets in the postseason dance was probably more difficult to find than a colleague who picked them to return to the World Series. Years of rebuilding, two consecutive playoff appearances and a roster full of both talented youth and veterans fueled the [...]