There is a quote from author Stefan Emunds that reads “Time is an illusion, timing is an art.” Nothing could ring more true with the so far disappointing 2019 New York Mets. After opening up the season hot and on fire with offense, things have come to a freezing halt. In the beginning of the [...]
The Mets pushed across eight runs in the first inning to break out of their offensive slump, and that combined with another strong effort by Zack Wheeler led the Mets to an 11-2 win over the Marlins in the first of a three-game set Friday night in Citi Field. The first eight Mets batters reached [...]
From when he was hired and again in spring training, General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen spoke of going with "the best 25 players." This sounded like a simple enough concept, albeit one previous regimes never stuck with - either because there was pressure to play higher salaried players or because a manager favored veteran players. [...]
Wilmer Font’s Mets’ debut went very well, as he gave them four solid innings and his pitch count was low enough that he could have given another frame if Mickey Callaway didn’t reflexively pinch-hit for him with a runner on base and no outs. Font had two sacrifice hits last year in his time with [...]
Early in the year the Mets had success because six of their eight regulars were hitting. The only two starters not getting hits on a regular basis were Robinson Cano and Brandon Nimmo. But here in the month of May, the team has a .190/.235/.290 triple slash line. That's, um, not good. How bad is [...]
A day after it seemed the Mets bats were coming back to life, they went back to sleep, managing just two runs off Matt Strahm and the San Diego bullpen. Mets hitters struck out 13 times and again failed to support a solid pitching effort. New Met Wilmer Font made the start and gave us [...]
There is a good sample size of 2019 data and information available to make judgements on player’s performance. However, this also comes tends to be accompanied by overreaction and panic, which begs the question, ‘Is this statistic real or not real?’ We will aim to look at some of the obscure, concerning and revealing stats [...]
One win doesn't solve everything, but, in the moment this one sure seemed to do the trick. After a not-so-good Noah Syndergaard start and another seemingly quiet night for Mets bats, it looked like we were about to lose our fifth game in a row, before three bolts of light broke through the clouds. With [...]
In his prime, Todd Frazier was a dangerous slugger and a solid fielding third sacker. He still fields his position but his value at the plate is undergoing a big drop. This slump places Frazier’s future with the Mets in jeopardy. Frazier signed with the Mets before the 2018 season, which became a disappointing one [...]