The second installment of the 2010 Subway Series begins tonight with both the New York Mets and New York Yankees hovering at the top of their respective divisions in the National and American Leagues. During the first meeting in Flushing last month the Mets were floundering and were two games under .500. They lost the [...]
Six times so far this season Johan Santana has pitched at least seven innings and allowed two ER or fewer, yet his record in those games is 1-0. It’s poor support from his teammates like that which prompted Fox Sports columnist Bob Klapisch to write: “You could be conservative and say the Mets have cost [...]
After his blowout loss in Philadelphia, the whispers started that Johan Santana was done as an elite starter. And following Mike Pelfrey’s strong outing Saturday night against the Yankees, there was even talk about how Santana was not even the ace of the Mets’ staff. Sunday night, Santana showed that both of those ideas were [...]
Well that did not go as planned. After winning in a laugher in the opener of a three-game set versus the Phillies, the Mets got blown out in back-to-back days, including Sunday night when ace Johan Santana had the worst start of his career. Now more than ever, fans are wondering - How good are [...]
What is everyone’s favorite new game? Bash the Mets starting rotation. John Maine can’t go more than five innings. Oliver Perez is the most inconsistent pitcher in the history of the game. But just how accurate are these statements? Are these just ramblings of trolls or legitimate complaints of true blue Met fans? Just two games [...]
As I write this Opening Day is already underway. However, I have the MLB.tv DVR ready and I have yet to watch any of the action. So, here are my predictions for the 2010 New York Mets: Josh Thole comes up before September to be the everyday catcher. Daniel Murphy comes back to post an [...]
The starting rotation will go a long way towards determining how good of a season the 2010 Mets will have. Right now the best we can say about the rotation is we have no idea how good or bad it will be. Each of the five spots has question marks and to expect the majority [...]