The Mets had a chance to win a four-game series on the road. Instead, their pitchers gave up 10 runs to one of the worst offenses in the league and they ended up with a split, as they lost, 10-3, Monday afternoon in D.C. David Peterson got another start but again was ineffective. He got [...]
The Mets have used 23 pitchers already, which seems crazy. But in the days of eight-man bullpens that you need to consistently juggle, perhaps that’s more me living in the past than a high number for 2023 baseball. If we split it between starters and relievers, the Mets have eight pitchers with more starts than [...]
The Mets exploded for eight runs in the fifth inning of the second game and while the Nats made it a little more stressful than Mets fans would have preferred, the Mets hung on for an 8-2 win and a split of the two games played Sunday in D.C. The Mets sent 12 men to [...]
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Shortly after he was acquired last year, there was a discussion in one of the Game Chatters about Daniel Vogelbach. Somebody, think it was Name, asked why people liked him. My response then was, everyone loves a fat guy. Fast forward to 2023 and a large segment of the fanbase not only doesn’t love Vogelbach, [...]
Yesterday, my friend, the proprietor of this space, Brian Joura posted a reminder that yes, it’s still early. I, myself, had forgotten this little fact, even though I’d written something similar only a month ago. Amid the drudgery of this early season, when a team with World Series aspirations got out of the gate with [...]
It takes a lot for the Mets to win a game this season. Friday night it took Brandon Nimmo scoring from first on a single and four relievers to deliver four hitless innings. That combo led to a 3-2 win over the Nationals in D.C. The Mets stranded seven runners on base in the first [...]
Never in the history of calming down has anyone calmed down by being told to calm down. So, clearly, we need another word or phrase. How about the words of wisdom from mob boss Jimmy Serrano, who in the movie “Midnight Run” said, Relax, have a cream soda. Alright, alright, alright – a round of [...]
When the team isn’t playing very well, it’s important to appreciate the little things even more. It makes me smile to go to the Mets’ Baseball-Reference page and see Francisco Alvarez is now listed as the primary catcher. And if that’s not enough, in the picture lineup which shows the players by rWAR output, with [...]