The first half of the game was great. Innings six thru nine should be erased from existence. The end result was a 6-4 loss to the Braves Tuesday night in Atlanta in the opener of a three-game series. The game was delayed for over 90 minutes, despite it never raining during that time. Perhaps if [...]
Jeff McNeil is the reigning NL Batting Champion and a player who has been described as having elite bat to ball skills. McNeil is a terrific player, one that is great to see on the Mets. He’s a versatile player, both in the field and at the plate. My preference is for him to be [...]
Imagine that you are a Major League Baseball manager. You wake up in the morning, go to your office at the ballpark and begin to fill out the lineup card for today’s game. Conventional wisdom says that you should bunch your best hitters toward the top of the lineup. You decide to “Buck” the trend. [...]
The Mets’ offense clubbed four homers but it wasn’t enough, as the Blue Jays emerged with a 6-4 victory and finished with a sweep of the Mets Sunday afternoon at Citi Field. The story coming into the game was the first outing by Kodai Senga on four-days rest. Perhaps because of that – are perhaps [...]
We all want to see starting pitchers for the Mets go deep into games. It’s my opinion that when you’re not a slave to pitch counts, that you can get more from starters. Friday night was a great illustration of this, as Buck Showalter let Justin Verlander, who was pitching well, go another inning. But [...]
The Mets’ offense was once again non-existent, and they dropped their second-straight game to the Blue Jays, 2-1, on Saturday afternoon at Citi Field. The Mets scored first in this game, as slumping Daniel Vogelbach delivered his first extra-base hit in eons, with an RBI double to put the Mets up, 1-0. After that, they [...]
We all know that the Mets’ offense is struggling, seemingly more days than not. But are they struggling a little or a lot? Let’s look at some runs scored numbers, both for MLB as a whole and for the Mets, and see just how things are. Let’s start with MLB and see how often the [...]
All good things must come to an end. The Mets got six innings from their starter but for the first time this season when it happened, the team didn’t win, as former Met Chris Bassitt dominated in a 3-0 win. After a 90-minute rain delay, Justin Verlander gave up a homer on the second pitch [...]