There were times in the month of April that it seemed like the wheels had fallen off of the New York Mets tricycle. The pitching staff struggled mightily, and then once the bullpen came in to relieve, well, they didn’t do much relieving. Mickey Callaway was starting to feel the hot seat, and many fans [...]
Now in his fifth big league season, Noah Syndergaard has shown flashes of greatness, but has yet to establish himself as a consistently dominant pitcher. He has the stuff. He has the size. He has the swagger. He's entering what should be his prime and he's the hardest throwing starting pitcher in baseball with an [...]
Wednesday afternoon the Milwaukee Brewers signed Gio Gonzalez to a $2 million one-year deal with incentives. The Brewers certainly needed rotation help, and the veteran lefty seems like a great fit, but he seemed like a great fit for the Mets too. Much has been written about the Mets’ pitching woes in the early going [...]
The season is young but there are a few things you have to love about this team. Here's my top three: 3. Edwin Diaz's 1-2-3 9th inning saves punctuated by swinging strikeouts. 2. Pete Alonso's moon shots to dead center. 1. Jeff McNeil can hit any pitch thrown to him or snare any grounder hit [...]
In a game that seemed poised for a slug fest, the Mets and Phillies saw their fifth starters engage in a surprising pitching duel. The Phillies managed just one run against Jason Vargas in 4.2 innings and the Mets couldn't do anything against Vincent Velasquez in five shutout innings. The bullpens did their jobs to [...]
While the Phillies, Yankees and Red Sox can boast talent of their acquired outfield mashers, the Mets are reaping the benefits of a home-grown talent. Michael Conforto debuted in 2015 and is now in his age 26 season, which also known as his prime. Profiled as a pure hitter from his time in college and [...]
This game will forever be known as "Zack Wheeler Night." The righty not only delivered the best pitching performance of the season, but he also hit his first career home run and a double. Wheeler never gave the Phillies a chance, striking out seven batters in a row at one point en route to a [...]
Manager Mickey Callaway has had his share of problems to deal with during his tenure with the Mets, but one of these problems is one that most managers would not mind having. Specifically he has to find playing time for two very good first sackers on the roster, right-handed slugger Pete Alonso and left-handed batter [...]
Steven Matz pitched six strong innings, Pete Alonso drove in two runs and Jeff McNeil hit his first home run of the year to lead the Mets to a 5-1 victory over the Phillies in the first of a three-game set at Citi Field Monday night. After getting lit up in his last start against [...]