Maybe the Mets were just destined to lose today. Still, one can’t but help to think that the pitching moves made by Luis Rojas played a big part in this defeat, a 7-3 setback to the Padres, who avoided getting swept with the victory. Joey Lucchesi, who they keep on a tighter leash than Jacob [...]
Coming into this year, Jonathan Villar had a lifetime OPS+ of 95 in 3,209 lifetime PA in the majors. That’s a little misleading, as he struggled in his first two half seasons in the majors and was terrible last year. From 2015-2019, he had a 101 OPS+ in 2,472 PA. After yesterday’s homer and HBP, [...]
Marcus Stroman turned in another strong start and Francisco Lindor did it at the plate and in the field, leading the Mets to a 4-1 win over the Padres Saturday afternoon at Citi Field. The win put the Mets eight games over .500, a season high for the club. In the bottom of the first [...]
You can pretty much say that baseball is back. On Friday night, June 11, a maximum allowable capacity – 90% in these post-COVID days – stuffed Citi Field for the beginning of a much-anticipated series. Everyone’s darling, the “It Girl” of 2021, the San Diego Padres came to town for their first and only road [...]
There’s an abbreviation that gets used online and when texting that goes “SMH.” While some might find a lascivious connotation to these three letters, it actually stands for “shake my head.” When hitters face Jacob deGrom, that’s all they can do. And sometimes, it’s all Mets fans can do when deGrom leaves a game. Why [...]
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Editor's Note - This was written several days ago but I was late in posting it. Some of the names mentioned made sense at the time it was written but due to the delay that may no longer be the case. On Wednesday, MLBTradeRumors.com published its Early-June edition of the Top 40 MLB trade candidates. [...]
On the 48th anniversary of Secretariat's monster win at Belmont, the Mets payed homage. Taijuan Walker was excellent and the Mets put up their best offensive night of the season, leading the Mets to a 14-1 win over the Orioles and a split of their two-game series in Baltimore Walker struck out nine in seven [...]
Please use this thread to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. After 53 games, the Mets have 396 hits on the year, an average of 7.5 per game. Is that good? I dunno, it feels average. Shoot, let's go ahead and find out. There have been 1,798 games played in the majors this year [...]