Taijuan Walker pitched a terrific game, retiring the last 18 batters he faced, and the Mets put so many runners on base that even they were able to score a few runs, which resulted in a 4-1 win for the Mets and a split of the four-game series in St. Louis. Walker allowed just one [...]
Whenever a player on the Mets is struggling to hit, my reaction is to compare him to former Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki and call the offensively-challenged player sub-Plaweckian. Much like with Mario Mendoza and the Mendoza Line, there are a bunch of players who could have filled the role that Plawecki does here. It could [...]
The Mets' big hitters – of course we’re talking about Tomas Nido, Kevin Pillar and Jonathan Villar – led the team to a 7-2 win in the nightcap of the doubleheader, giving the team a split of a twinbill with the Cardinals Wednesday in St. Louis. Apparently dying to prove how innovative he can be, [...]