While not always successful, my preference is to look for the good in the pile of negativity. That’s why when seemingly the whole world goes sentimental over a guy whose baseball career died two years ago, my reaction is – rock on. But today’s focus for me is not about that. Instead, let’s look at [...]
In the midst of a 1-0 13 inning win over the Miami Marlins, New York Mets fans were treated to what now can only be considered a gift to them. David Wright took the field one last time, and took two at bats as he was able to waive good bye to the Flushing faithful [...]
In the flood of all of the well-deserved David Wright news, what is often getting lost is the fantastic September that the Mets have had. Dating back to August 31st, the New York Mets have won six of their last eight series, dropping only to the Boston Red Sox and Philladelphia Phillies in consecutive series. [...]
Though the Mets lost this game in pretty listless fashion, there was one spectacular highlight. The Captain, David Wright, made his first game appearance in more than two years and received a standing ovation. In the bottom of the fifth inning, Wright stepped to the plate, seeming as nervous as a rookie. The cameras panned [...]
Bazooka. Flamethrower. Cannon. "He can throw a marshmallow through a battleship." There's no shortage of military metaphors for the hard throwing strikeout pitcher. Over the past five years the Mets have had plenty of them in the rotation but not one reliable, classic rocket arm since Bobby Parnell and not a really lights out guy since [...]
Here we are, at the last weekend of the Mets season. As we play the Marlins at home in three seemingly meaningless games, there's a lot to cheer for. Saturday, David Wright will be playing his final game as a Met (yours truly will be there cheering him on). This will also likely be the [...]
A rarity happened in the rubber game between the rubber game between the New York Mets and Atlanta Braves on Thursday night. They defeated the Braves 4-1, off of a strong pitching performance from, who else, Jason Vargas. Vargas, who draws as much ire from the Mets fan base as Anthony Swarzak (who was also [...]
Lost in the hoopla of Jacob deGrom’s big night and Michael Conforto hitting another home run on Wednesday was the production of Dominic Smith, who singled in the game’s first run and homered for the final tally. Smith is trying to salvage a lost season with a strong finish. Since returning to the majors in [...]