On teams with a losing record this far into the season finishing with close to 90 wins

Earlier this season, ChrisF and I were discussing how we should look at the wins versus the Phillies. The crux of the issue was: Could we claim them as “good” wins as the Phillies were under .500 at the time the Mets played them? This discussion came to mind yesterday while reading this comment from [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 11, Padres 5 (6/6/22)

Eduardo Escobar became just the 11th player in Mets history to hit for the cycle, as he drove in six runs and scored three more to lead the Mets to an 11-5 win over the Padres Monday night in San Diego. Things started early for Escobar, as he delivered a two-run single in the first [...]

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