Watchable meaning, in this instance, a player who is capable of making spectacular plays that make your jaw drop. Think Mickey Mantle in his prime, smashing tape measure shots from both sides of the plate. Think Willie Mays making an impossible catch then completing the play with an impossible throw. Think Dwight Gooden and his [...]
Hey, it only took seven years but someone is questioning the pitch calling and who's responsible.
Every offseason we go through and rank the top 50 Met prospects. With the 2017 minor league season in the books let’s review how our Top 10 players did for themselves. Amed Rosario: A- Rosario started his season blazing hot and one might wonder if the Mets might have fell so far if the team [...]
A wild afternoon of big comebacks and blown leads ended in frustration -- and how many times have we said that this year -- for the Mets and Jacob deGrom. deGrom was hurt by a bad combination right from the start: two singles that eluded fielders and a tight strike zone by rookie home plate [...]
Last year, Seth Lugo provided the shot in the arm the Mets needed to return to the playoffs. This year, Lugo needed a shot in the arm just to be able to pitch. Since returning to the majors on Jun 11, he’s taken his spot in the rotation and missed just two turns despite his [...]
If you saw any pitcher with a stat line of five innings pitched, five walks, and five strikeouts, you'd assume that they would have given up a fair amount of runs. But on the mound tonight for the Mets was Rafael Montero, who averages nearly five walks per nine innings. Montero only surrendered one run [...]
In the midst of an injury riddled season, the Mets were in desperate need of an additional outfielder. Injuries to Yoenis Cespedes and Michael Conforto, paired with the trades of Curtis Granderson and Jay Bruce, left the team shorthanded. The Mets opted to sign Nori Aoki, a veteran outfielder who struggled to find a team [...]
Seth Lugo threw a brilliant six scoreless innings to defeat the Reds 5 to 1 at Citi Field. Lugo was backed up by two Jose Reyes home runs and the first ever long ball from Travis Taijeron. Lugo looked in charge with a mix of his trademark tight spin curve and well-placed fastballs. He allowed some [...]
For anyone out there who became a Mets fan this season, you need to understand something. This team was not meant to be awful. We were not supposed to be 25 games out of first place and 14 out of wild card contention. We were not supposed to be trotting out lineups full of guys [...]