Francisco Lindor homered from both sides of the plate, part of a four-homer attack, to back the strong pitching of Chris Bassitt to lead the Mets to a 10-3 win over the Diamondbacks in the team’s home opener Friday afternoon at Citi Field. Lindor hit a 2-run shot in the fifth inning and he delivered [...]
My opinion is that when Spring Training first opened most Mets fans were feeling very good about the team. Then came the injury to Jacob deGrom and the curious trade to add the second coming of Scott Rice and no longer was their over-brimming confidence. Then the team started the year on the road and [...]
In the last three full seasons, the Mets haven’t been very good with runners in scoring position. Well, that’s not exactly true. In 2019 they were middle of the pack in the National League. But in 2018 and in 2021, the Mets were hanging near the bottom in both PA with RISP and overall runs [...]
Pete Alonso had two doubles and a homer, finishing with five RBIs, as he powered the Mets to a 9-6 win over the Phillies Wednesday afternoon in Philadelphia. The Mets take the series and finish the road trip in first place with a 5-2 record. It was supposed to be a pitcher’s duel with a [...]
Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. On Opening Day, Tylor Megill squared off against Patrick Corbin, with Megill winning the head-to-head battle. Each pitcher has pitched a second game and while they did not square off a second time, Megill still pitched better. It's got to be particularly [...]
The Mets bounced back from yesterday’s fiasco, as four pitchers combined on a shutout, leading the Mets to a 2-0 win Tuesday night in Philadelphia. Tylor Megill pitched well in his second straight game, throwing 5.1 scoreless innings. He wasn’t quite as dominating as he was on Opening Day but given both the opponent and [...]
The hardest columns for me to write are the ones that happen in the first week to 10 days of the season. It’s difficult to come up with a new angle or a different take than what everyone else is writing at this point. With that as the backdrop, here are my surprises and disappointments [...]
For the second straight night, questionable bullpen moves and meltdowns from relievers in the eighth inning turned a lead into a loss, with this being a 5-4 setback to the Phillies Monday night in Philadelphia. The Mets had a 4-0 lead heading into the eighth. Taijuan Walker was sharp in two innings before having to [...]