Jose Quintana puts himself on the hot seat with injured starters nearing returns

For the third time in his last four starts, Jose Quintana turned in a sub-par performance Friday night, as he allowed 4 ER in 5 IP, thanks to 3 HR allowed. It was a Game Score of 40, a metric designed so 50 is an average start. At least it was better than the game [...]

Charlie Morton vs Jose Quintana (5/10/24)

Metsense Yesterday at 7:33 pm Rain delay, it should rain until at least 11:00 p.m. enjoy the Knick game instead. Brian Yesterday at 7:51 pm Alleged 8:05 start time Metsense Yesterday at 8:14 pm 1-2-3 start for Quint Brian Yesterday at 8:15 pm 63-58 Indiana at the half Lindor likes those high pitches Quintana gave [...]

On Reed Garrett, Carlos Mendoza, a 6-man rotation and the Mets’ long-term outlook

Below is a transcript of an email conversation with Chris Flanders while we wait for the Mets to start a series against the Marlins, White Sox, Angels, Rockies – ok, fine, the 22-12 Braves. Brian: The Mets are 18-18 or about what we would have thought at the start of the season, when most people [...]

Brandon Nimmo gives the latest reasons to look beyond AVG

Brandon Nimmo got off to a horrible start this year, one that he’s still trying to work thru if you’re still stuck in the mid-20th Century and view things thru a prism of batting average. Nimmo started off 3-29, which is a .103 AVG. Since then, he’s raised it 126 points, which is nice, but [...]

The Mets’ offense has been very good, it’s Citi Field that’s the problem

Both the greybeards and the ones who are no longer with us understand/understood that the ballpark plays a big role in how the at-bats turn out. A fly ball in the friendly confines of Wrigley Field or the elevation of Coors Field could easily be a home run, one that would be an out in [...]