On Rich Hill’s value to the club and place in the rotation

Among starting pitchers, the Mets are fourth in the National League in ERA (3.67), third in WHIP (1.128) and 13th in Wins (27). All arguments about how wins don’t matter for SP aside, it’s tough to balance the first two numbers with the last one. Of course, there are plenty of contributing factors, most notably [...]

Tear it down, Mr. Cohen

If you’re still willingly reading about the Mets and watching the games given how the season has unfolded, I commend you. Your fandom knows no bounds, but you may want to step back and think about the decision-making process that compels you to tune in to this horror show. Of course, you might want to [...]

Poll: How will Noah Syndergaard fare without his slider?

Noah Syndergaard made his first rehab appearance yesterday and gave up a home run to the first batter he faced. Afterwards he had a press conference where he disclosed that doctors have advised him not to throw his slider the rest of this season, fearing that's what caused his setback earlier this year. Syndergaard expressed [...]

Aaron Loup is a rainbow in a $#&%@storm

After the biggest, ugliest of thunderstorms ruins your weekend plans and muddies your lawn, you can muster just the slightest of smirks at the site of a rainbow in the sky. And so this is how we're coming to view Aaron Loup, a middle reliever and a rainbow in a $#&%@storm. This once promising Mets [...]

Gut Reaction: Giants 3, Mets 2 (8/26/21)

The Mets entered this two-week stretch against the Dodgers and Giants not exactly firing on all cylinders. And they lost seven one-run games. It’s hard to wrap your head around it. But they consistently fall behind, they can’t buy a hit with RISP and the manager makes sub-optimal decisions. It’s not a winning formula. Thursday [...]

The failure of Mets’ hitters and the need for a ‘Kangaroo Court’

It’s a good time to be a Giants fan. They’re in first place because they lead the league in HR, are fifth in OPS with RISP and fourth in OPS with the bases loaded. It’s the type of offense we expected the Mets to have this season. Instead, New York is 12th in HR, 14th [...]