The Mets brought back virtually the same team that ended 2016 for the current season. Sure, there were tweaks on the margins, as James Loney was not invited back. But anyone who was a fan in 2016 would have no problem recognizing this squad. There have been 31 different players to suit up for the [...]
The Mets won back-to-back home games for the first time all year with an 11-3 thrashing of the Marlins Saturday night. After dropping five of the first seven games of the year against Miami, New York goes for the sweep of the three-game set on Sunday. The last time Odrisamer Despaigne started a game against [...]
At the beginning of his reign, I was a fan of Terry Collins. He's a scrappy old veteran coach who came into a team that was rebuilding. Collins has constantly been under a microscope during his tenure with the Mets. Whether it be how he managed young pitching prospects while they were coming up, or [...]
Surprise! Travis d'Arnaud is hurt again. The Mets placed the injury magnet on the disabled list with a bone bruise on his right wrist on Friday and he's expected to miss at least a couple of weeks. This is an annual event at this point, but the circumstances surrounding it fall in line with what [...]
Tonight was supposed to be a special night for Rafael Montero. Tonight, he was supposed to show that he belongs amongst the ranks of the Mets starters. Instead, Montero showed exactly why he is not a regular starter. He put up a subpar effort, throwing 90 pitches over only 3.2 innings. He once again struggled [...]
Pop quiz, hotshot. What the world needs now is A. Not another love song B. Not another Rafael Montero post C. Not another Montero appearance in Queens However true B and C might be, we’re getting those. Injuries to Seth Lugo, Steven Matz and Noah Syndergaard leave the Mets scrounging for a starting pitcher. And [...]
Matt Harvey's career has had more ups and downs than a drunk kangaroo. As a summer time call up in 2012, Harvey started 10 games for the struggling team and gave fans a taste of their future ace with impressive mound presence, pitch repertoire, and some gaudy stats (70 Ks and 42 hits in 59 innings). [...]
Wow, what a week. Some smart guy wrote this, early last Thursday. Last Thursday. Before we found out Noah Syndergaard would miss that afternoon’s start. Before we watched Yoenis Cespedes hit a run-scoring double, but barely make it to second base with a pulled hamstring. Before a daunting weekend series in Washington, where the Mets [...]