We’ve reached the point where we’re no longer hoping for a win. Instead, it’s wondering how the Mets will lose today. If you had “bring your closer in for the eighth inning only to watch him give up a 3-run homer” – you win! The Giants took the first game of the series by a [...]
Readers of these pages may remember the warning from last year’s May 30th piece , warning about the Mets’ June Swoon. A look at the last five years revealed the Mets performed poorly in June. On average 100 points worse than their season otherwise. Last year the Mets posted a 13-12, a .520 clip which [...]
Remember kids - things can always get worse
In a lot of years that the Mets weren’t very good, they just didn’t have a lot of talent. It’s no fun losing but it doesn’t hurt as much when you know the other teams are simply better than you. In a lot of years that the Mets weren’t very good, you could blame injuries. [...]
One of the fundamental questions of the game is: How do you want to win? For the 2023 Mets, the answer is painfully obvious. They want their SP to go deep and avoid their middle relief whenever possible. When the starter goes six innings, the Mets are 22-3. Now, there have been plenty of times [...]
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Today's game was a rarity when nearly everything went right for the Mets. Good pitching and strong offense. Biggest story was definitely the triumphant return of David Peterson. After struggling mightily early on this season, Peterson was sent to the minor leagues. He was brought back this week and made his first start since being [...]
The Mets do not have a pick in the Top 30 but do have seven picks that should have Top 150 draft prospects available. This article will ignore the philosophy of pick the best player available. Instead, this piece is purely me listing three pitchers at each pick. The first (By the Scouts) pick will [...]