Stop me if you've heard this one before. Jacob deGrom pitched masterfully but came out on the short end of the stick, as the Braves emerged with a 2-1 win Friday night. At this point, no one would blame deGrom if he walked into the clubhouse and told his teammates that they were to hang [...]
The Mets added to their collection of right-handed relief pitchers when they traded closer Jeurys Familia to the Oakland A's. One of the two players we received was a hard-throwing 26-year-old named Bobby Wahl. Due mainly to his age, fans and writers assumed he's a non-prospect, but perhaps he's a late bloomer? The Virginia native [...]
Jeurys Familia has been traded away. AJ Ramos is on the DL and headed for free agency, as is Jerry Blevins. Among the rest of the Mets bullpen, who can you see playing a key role in 2019? Are our future closer and setup man on the roster?
Another day, another Mets loss. Our band of hasbeens and non-prospects were bested by a Braves team that is younger, faster and hungrier. Jason Vargas took his turn in the rotation and got off to a bad start, surrendering four early runs before settling down. The veteran lefty lasted five innings and struck out seven, [...]
On July 31 of this year, your intrepid columnist had an early-evening appointment about an hour from home. On the ride back, the Mets/Nationals game was on the radio. Amed Rosario was the lead-off hitter and on the second pitch of the night, he hit a grounder to second. Daniel Murphy had trouble getting to [...]
The Mets fell behind early and came out on the wrong end of a 5-3 score Wednesday afternoon in Washington against the Nationals. After last night’s debacle, the Mets hoped that having Noah Syndergaard on the mound against Tommy Milone would end up being just what the doctor ordered. But Syndergaard struggled early and after [...]
One thing that’s gotten lost in the shuffle of last night’s drubbing against the Nationals is how the first inning – and likely the game – could have been different if the Mets had a real first baseman in the field. For years, New York sports fans heard the phrase, “past a diving Jeter.” We [...]
If you missed this game, you may think the score is a typo. It's not. The Mets lost by three touchdowns in the most lopsided loss in the 57-year history of the franchise. Following a very active trade deadline in which the Nationals opted not to sell off and instead go for it this year, [...]