It’s hard for a relief pitcher to win a Cy Young Award. The last one to do it was Eric Gagne in 2003 and it took him setting a record for consecutive saves to do it. Mariana Rivera, arguably the greatest closer of all-time, never won it and only came in second in the voting [...]
It was blackout night at Citi Field before 40,305 spectators as the Mets and Braves battled in the second game of a crucial series between the two contenders. The Mets acted like they were blacked out early in the game as the Braves jumped out to a big lead early. The Mets chipped away but [...]
Many years ago in a Game Chatter, likely down the stretch in 2015, I made a little comment that Metsense likes to remind me of every now and then. My comment then was, “offense is fun!” If you’ve been following the Mets for any length of time, you can list a whole bunch of pitchers [...]
The Mets gave the Braves a taste of their own medicine, as they slugged four home runs en route to a 6-4 win in the opener of the crucial five-game set Thursday night at Citi Field. Tyler Naquin hit the Mets’ first homer in the second inning, a solo shot which made it 2-0 Mets. [...]
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The Mets have made it to August with a 3.5 game lead. The next three weeks will be the determining stretch on where the Mets end up. They play 18 of their next 21 games against the better teams in the league, including nine against Atlanta, seven against Philadelphia and two against the Yankees. The [...]
Less than 24 hours after taking the night off because Jacob deGrom was on the mound, the Mets offense roared back, banging out 14 hits, with eight of those going for extra-bases. They raced out to a 9-0 lead and held on for a 9-5 win over the Nationals, taking the rubber match of the [...]
The Mets added a reliever at the deadline, acquiring veteran Mychal Givens from the Cubs. Givens broke in with the Orioles when Buck Showalter was the manager and has been a reliable setup man for seven years now. Lifetime, he has a 3.34 ERA and a 1.181 WHIP in 437 IP. This year with the [...]
Jacob deGrom was very good in his return to the mound but neither the “B” relievers nor the offense did much to further the cause, as the Mets had their seven-game win streak snapped with a 5-1 loss to the Nationals Tuesday night in Washington. Some wondered if deGrom would try to ease off the [...]