Last year the Mets were terrific in the regular season, winning 101 games, which was the second-most in franchise history. That still means they lost 61 times. Losing is part of the game. You can have games where you lose in a frustrating fashion. But shouldn’t that mean there are games where you just, you [...]
The Mets won the completion of the suspended game but fell short in the nightcap, splitting the first two games of the series with the Red Sox in Boston Saturday. The Mets held a 4-3 lead when play was suspended Friday, with Brandon Nimmo and Daniel Vogelbach hitting two-run homers in the third and fourth [...]
Please use this for the completion of the suspended game along with the regularly scheduled one.
Yesterday in a little back-and-forth with longtime commenter Mike W the topic of emotion was broached. My favorite quote about sports and emotion was by former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, who when asked how important emotion was in the game, quipped that no one was more emotional than his wife and she couldn’t [...]
A classic - certainly not mine
Last Friday while attending a New York Mets game at Citi Field versus the Los Angeles Dodgers, I got the privilege of going in the Hyundai Club there. Through a friend of mine, who graciously gave me his season tickets to that game, I had access to the club as well. The Hyundai Club is [...]
Jose Quintana made his 2023 debut and pitched five solid innings. But Drew Smith relieved him and once again brought his gas can with him to the mound. The end result was a 6-2 White Sox win, as Chicago averted the sweep Thursday afternoon at Citi Field. Quintana gave up a run in the first [...]
The Mets’ starting pitching has really rounded into form here over the last month or so. With Justin Verlander’s 8 IP, 1 ER outing Wednesday night, Mets’ SP now have a 3.32 ERA over their last 31 games. For the entire season, starters for the club have a 4.45 ERA, which is one point above [...]
Justin Verlander was terrific and the Mets cruised to a 5-1 win over the White Sox Wednesday night at Citi Field. It’s the Mets’ ninth win in their last 13 games and having already clinched a series win, they’ll go for the sweep Thursday afternoon. Verlander did not allow a baserunner the first three innings [...]