In a nice season farewell to their fans, the Mets won handily tonight 7-1 to win their last home series three games to one against the Braves. It was an unlikely win with Robert Gsellman on the mound and a lineup that included even more lightweights than usual. But Gsellman, who's been inconsistent when healthy, pitched [...]
One of the biggest challenges for pitchers right now is the rate that balls are leaving the park and the Mets are no exception. After giving up 152 HR in 2016, Mets pitchers have surrendered 220 with four games remaining in 2017. But one area where the Mets’ staff has really struggled this year is [...]
Yesterday, MetsBlog ran an article listing the candidates to succeed Terry Collins as the next Mets manager. At the end of the piece was a blurb that asked what was next for Collins. This part jumped out at me: My hunch, though, is that Collins will latch on as a bench coach with a team [...]
It was a close game until the end, but in the end Travis Taijeron came in clutch with a walk-off single to help the Mets secure victory, 4-3. This was just the cherry on top for a solid offensive night for Taijeron, who had two singles on the night, along with two strikeouts. Kevin Plawecki [...]
With a few exceptions, most notably the David Wright era, third base has been a traditional trouble spot for the Mets. With Wright’s future as a third sacker a huge question mark, to say the least, that position is up in the air. Third has been mostly manned by Jose Reyes and Asdrubal Cabrera this [...]
The Mets took the nightcap and salvaged a split of the doubleheader with a 3-2 win over the Braves Monday night. Seth Lugo struck out seven batters over six innings. It looked like he still had gas left in the tank, having thrown just 81 pitches, but a lefty was leading off the seventh so [...]
The Mets dropped the opening game of their doubleheader with the Braves by a 9-2 score Monday evening. Chris Flexen got his first start in 22 days and did well through five innings, allowing just one run. Unfortunately, he pitched to three batters in the sixth and did not retire a single one With the [...]
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Today we are taking a look at how the Mets minor leagues and those players under contract could be used to create the best possible team for 2018. This assumes, as some of us already do, that the Mets are going to stay out of the bidding for some of the top Free Agents like [...]
We got what we pretty much expected on this beautiful Sunday afternoon. Marquee pitching matchup? Check. Washington beating the Mets? Check. Nationals taking their final series of the year vs. New York? Check. Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom matched each other pitch for pitch, but better, more timely hitting by the Nationals allowed Scherzer to [...]