They barely needed to show up. This was the day that Jacob deGrom was to make his "recovery start," the start that would salve all the unease in Mets fans' minds, the start that would make everyone say, "Hey, Jake's back! Everything's going to be OK!" Of course, Jake is not back, having gone on [...]
Chris Flexen supposedly lost 30 pounds. Mets hope that will allow him to pitch better.
Yes, it certainly feels like we are watching the New York Mets play baseball again. The team that started off 5-1 is now straggling along at 11-8, fighting to keep tight with their competitors in the NL East. Many at this point in the season are quick to smash the ever-alluring panic button, in hopes [...]
The Mets jumped out to a 5-1 lead and held on for a 5-4 win to take the first of a three-game series in St. Louis Friday night. The visitors had a ton of baserunners early and while they scored four runs in the first four innings, it felt like they should have scored more. [...]
So, how many homers will Paul DeJong hit in this series?
What a week! Jason Vargas and Steven Matz can't escape the first inning. Jacob deGrom is struggling. Our rotation ERA is over five and our relievers are getting worked. Extra innings didn't help. Matz, who had looked great, again implodes any time a teammate makes an error or an umpire makes a bad call. Noah [...]
Much is said of Jeff McNeil’s contact skills, and they are amazingly impressive with him making contact on nearly 50% of the pitches he sees, but his contribution to the Mets goes beyond what he does in the batter’s box. McNeil’s ability to adapt and succeed at multiple defensive positions so far this season is [...]
We've now faced every team in the NL East. The scariest bat is Anthony Rendon. I just can't root against Curtis Granderson, even in another uniform. The Phillies look legit. The Braves have holes. The Nats need bullpen help desperately.
The Phillies rode the pitching of Jake Arrieta and the power of solo homers to earn a 3-2 win over the Mets Wednesday afternoon and take the rubber match of their three-game series. Arrieta was in complete command throughout, getting Mets players to continually beat the ball in the ground, including three GDPs to snuff [...]
The season is ten percent complete and the Met’s relief pitching ranks 25th in fWAR and sport a clean 6.00 ERA. This is likely inflated due to a .361 batting average on balls in play, which is only .05 points off the league leading Washington Nationals. While the bullpen ranks in the top ten in [...]
You can't win 'em all, but this one was a real clunker. The high following the Monday night nail biter win was short-lived as the wheels came off in Philly on Tuesday. Starter Steven Matz gave the team no chance, coughing up eight runs in the first inning without retiring an out. The defense did [...]