One of the problems the Mets have suffered this season is a bullpen that has thrown gasoline on the fire far too often. Recently the team relief corps collective ERA has been at, or near the bottom of the league rankings. One bright spot has been Paul Sewald, who has steadily improved since being recalled [...]
If only we had more games like this one - score early, jump out to a big lead, and hold it. No nail biting, just a good, clean win against an inferior team. The Mets went to town on Padres starter Jhoulys Chacin, knocking him out of the game before he could complete a single [...]
It has never been hard to find a sports-media type who secretly rooted for ESPN to get some comeuppance or another. But the idea that the public at large would be in on this — that it would relish ESPN’s struggles in a karmic way — is fairly new. It’s a condition newspapers and the “Big 3” broadcast networks [...]
Heading into the 2017 season, the Mets were thought to possess an All-Star caliber outfielder. Most assumed that this outfielder would be slugger Yoenis Cespedes. Cespedes would end up injuring himself though, opening up room for young Michael Conforto. Conforto spent the 2015 season bouncing between the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s and the Mets last [...]
“Are you kidding me? The Mets have been garbage and we’re keeping this kid in AAA to see Jose Reyes start? That’s a joke, right?” “You want to bring a kid up and ask him to carry the team? You want to sacrifice a year of service just to make a roll of the [...]
In a matchup of journeyman starters, the Angels' hurler didn't implode in the first inning and the visitors emerged with a 12-5 win. Tommy Milone gave up 8 R in 1.1 IP, including 3 HR. In three starts with the Mets, he's allowed 14 ER in 12 IP. Maybe he deserves a chance to see [...]
Through his first 15 games, Jose Reyes was awful. No one looks good when the hits aren’t falling in and Reyes looked even worse because he wasn’t walking a ton and had just two extra-base hits in 59 PA. It all added up to a .319 OPS and a player who fans were calling to [...]
Well, that was ugly. In a game that took 3:37 minutes and was filled with poor command and lousy defense, the Mets took a five-run lead into the ninth but had to sweat out a 7-5 win. All's well that ends well, at least today. Jose Reyes had a nice game, with three hits and [...]
Maybe it's not possible for the Mets to have someone like Bud Grant. But I hope everyone has someone in their fandom somewhere who's like Bud Grant. http://www.espn.com/blog/minnesota-vikings/post/_/id/22764/at-bud-grants-garage-sale-bobbleheads-are-sold-in-seconds