Let’s get this out there, right now: this is not last year. The Mets will not finish under .500. That is a mathematical impossibility, as they already have 87 wins on their tally. This is also not 2007, as they are all but guaranteed a playoff spot, even in the absence of a division title. [...]
I wish the Mets would manage their bullpen looking for ways to get Trevor Williams into the game rather than Joely Rodriguez. The Mets battled back to make it a one-run game but Rodriguez gave up a two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to put the game out of reach, giving the [...]
About a month ago, we looked ahead to what the Mets would do with their rotation once the playoffs arrived. The focus then was which one among Chris Bassitt, Carlos Carrasco and Taijuan Walker would move to the pen. Now, it seems impossible that Bassitt won’t be in the rotation, along with Jacob deGrom and [...]
An extended - if not complete - look at imports now that the Mets have an owner who doesn't pinch pennies
Turns out all the Mets needed to end their offensive woes was to play a doubleheader. The Mets took the opener, 5-1, and then followed with a 10-0 win in the nightcap. The sweep ups their record in twinbills this season to 14-4. On the day that the club announced Max Scherzer was going on [...]
Please use this thread for both games today
Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. Please use this space instead of going off topic on the most-recent thread.
No one distinguished themselves in this game
Yesterday, we looked at the 14 pitchers on the club, as listed on the mets.com roster. Today, let’s turn our attention to the hitters. The offense has been slumping as of late but overall, it’s been a good year for the bats, with a grind them up, spit them out approach to opposing pitchers. Pete [...]
Losing back-to-back games at home to the lowly Nationals by identical 7-1 scores is easily the low point of the season. Now, the Mets are off to Pittsburgh to face another poor team in the Pirates. There’s no advantage to playing a bunch of sub-.500 teams if you’re not going to, you know, beat them. [...]