The Mets notched their first win of 2021 with a combination of power, great starting pitching and – dare I say it? – some small ball. Marcus Stroman took the ball and did some wonderous things with it. In six innings, he surrendered a mere three hits, walked two while also hitting a batter and [...]
Somewhere back in the 1980s Bill James said that throughout MLB history, we've asked catchers to do more and more and pitchers to do less and less. With catchers, you have to think that improved protective equipment plays a big role in that, along with fewer doubleheaders. The 1969 Mets played 22 doubleheaders. Last year [...]