Why are you still watching this team? a) It's high drama. I can't wait to see what happens next. b) It's like a car accident. I can't look away. c) I'm a glutton for punishment. d) I still have faith that we'll turn this thing around. e) There's no football, basketball or Game of Thrones [...]
For Jose, since he mentioned the Royals the other day
In my top 50 prospects piece published prior to the 2018 season, Walter Rasquin was ranked 30th. Primarily a 2B, Rasquin had a fine season for Brooklyn in 2017, as he put up a .300/.341/.407 line in 265 PA. Now, those numbers might not jump out to you at first glance but Brooklyn is a [...]
An Independence Day spent across the Canadian border yielded a victory for the New York Mets, as they defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3. Once again, the Mets offense put up a six spot on the starter for the Blue Jays. This time, it was the struggling ace Marcus Stroman that yielded the runs to [...]
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The Mets staked Zack Wheeler to a five-run lead on Tuesday but lost the game. But it wasn’t Wheeler’s fault, unless you want to ding him for not pitching a complete game. Wheeler was pulled in the seventh inning and the bullpen brought its usual trusty fire relief tools to seal the game. Who knew [...]
Early fireworks off the bats of the Mets were rained out by the performance of the bullpen, as the Mets fell in disparaging fashion 8-6 to the Toronto Blue Jays. For the first six innings of this game, the Mets had the game in their control. This of course was due to a great start [...]
A few years ago, it seemed like this upcoming free agent class was going to be a monster one. Now death, injuries and decline have put a serious dent into that allure. And Bryce Harper, who perhaps falls into his own category, too. Harper, approaching his 26th birthday, has sandwiched two useful but far-from-spectacular seasons [...]
A season that began with plenty of promise has turned sour for the Mets. A case could be made for several different times as marking a spot where things went south. On April 16, the Mets entered the game against the Nats with a 12-2 record, then opened up a big lead but dropped the [...]
The Mets' farm system was ranked in the bottom third of all systems in the majors last year, and rightly so. Two of the top five prospects had dismal down years and two other top prospects were elevated to the majors. The 2017 season was bad at both the major and minor league levels and [...]