On a day that could have been emotionally fraught, the Mets made their seventh straight win look surprisingly easy. For the first time in three years, it was Matt Harvey day at Citi Field, and while his first inning harkened back to the glory days of 2012 – 2015, the others recalled 2016 – 2018, [...]
Please use this thread to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. Nothing is as demoralizing as a bad bullpen, especially one that blows leads in the eighth and ninth innings, which is why so many people value closers so highly. But even though they are only pitching, for the most part, an inning at [...]
The winning streak continues, unlikely and possibly quite costly. In a game that was dominated by the two starting pitchers, the big action came in the last three innings and had nothing to do with either of them. John Means squared off against Marcus Stroman and for six-plus innings, there was nothing to choose between [...]
On this past Sunday, catcher James McCann was in the starting lineup for the Mets. Nothing unusual about that, except for the fact that he had been the catcher the night before against the Diamondbacks. Generally, in the modern era catchers get a rest day when there is a day game after a night game, [...]
It’s been over a year since we’ve seen regular season minor league baseball and it returns like a long missed friend. With the Mets big league club failing to play with offensive consistency and the early returns on the Francisco Lindor trade looking dismal, it feels like the minor leagues can be a good source [...]
Edwin Diaz came on in the rain to get five outs and close out the win for Jacob deGrom, as the Mets won the game, 4-2, and swept the Diamondbacks Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. It was the fifth-straight win for the Mets, the longest streak this season. While deGrom gets a rare victory, he [...]
The Mets have great pitching, which isn’t really that big of a surprise. But that they’ve been this good with three of their top seven pitchers yet to appear in a game is something that hasn’t gotten enough attention, in my opinion. The Mets are second in MLB in staff ERA, trailing only the Padres, [...]
The Mets did a little bit of everything tonight and downed the Diamondbacks, 4-2, to earn their fourth straight win. Tommy Hunter, who pitched two innings last night, got the start as the opener and delivered two shutout innings, backed by a couple of nice defensive plays. He was replaced by Joey Lucchesi, who came [...]