About 10 days ago, I was reading Power Rankings at some since-forgotten site. And it made me mad because they had the Mets at 23. Now, it’s not lost on me how utterly meaningless Power Rankings are in any sport at any time of the year. It’s purely entertainment value and shouldn’t be taken so [...]
No stat is perfect and catcher’s ERA (cERA) has more than its share of faults. But it’s not totally useless. And with a pitching staff lacking a dominant hurler or two, cERA is probably more useful for the 2024 Mets than a lot of other teams out there. And the results are impossible to ignore. [...]
The Mets clubbed three more home runs en route to a 12-2 stomping of the Yankees Wednesday night at Citi Field. They now have 24 HR in their last 10 games. The win gave them a sweep of the two-game series and they’ve now gone 11-6 in their last 17 matchups with the Yankees. The [...]