The Mets came into the day hoping for an opening series sweep of the Nationals, but eventually fell to the divisional rival on a Trea Turner walk-off home run in the 9th inning. It was his second homer in a 3 Run 4 RBI effort for the young shortstop, who also added a stolen base [...]
Most of us know better than to judge pitchers by their win totals. At the same time, we want to see pitchers, especially starters, get rewarded if they pitch well with the W. That’s what made Jacob deGrom’s season last year frustrating. It was the best pitching performance by a Mets hurler in a generation [...]
In a match up between hard-throwing number two starters Noah Syndergaard and Stephen Strasburg, it was the bullpens that determined the outcome of this game. The Mets relievers were mostly up to the task, but the Nats' couldn't get anyone out as the Mets tallied seven runs in the last two innings to turn a [...]
One of the most important jobs for a collegiate basketball coach is creating the out of conference schedule for their team. It can set a precedent for what is to be a highly competitive season, or it can completely backfire and set a team back heading into their conference schedule. Things are a little different [...]
We get all revved up for Opening Day, we get a tremendous win over a disliked division rival and then … a day off. It’s a little frustrating. So, to fill this void, let’s get around to guys who didn’t get a preseason prediction. Hopefully the fact that they’ve played 1/162 of the schedule won’t [...]
Some things about the coming season are obvious. The National League will be competitive.The American League is mostly predestined. The Marlins and half of the American League will be terrible. Injuries and breakout seasons make it harder to predict the rest, from who will make the playoffs and advance to which players will take home [...]
Jacob deGrom tossed six shutout innings, Robinson Cano delivered two RBIs, including a solo homer, and the back of the Mets’ bullpen slammed the door shut to lead the Mets to a 2-0 win over the Nationals on Opening Day in Washington. It was billed as a pitching duel between the top two hurlers in [...]
The Mets hold the MLB record for opening day games at 36-20 (.643) despite being 21st in the majors for overall team record at a .471 winning percentage. What does this mean? Part of it is most likely due to the team being fortunate enough to have some of the greatest aces in the game [...]
Play ball! Opening day is here at last. Too bad it's not a national holiday so we could all be home from work watching the game on TV. Let's go Mets!