The way things are going for the Mets lately, 2015 seems like a distant memory. If you’re reading this, you already know what happened: a blazing start, a drop back to Earth with a squalid offense, two moves not made at the trade deadline, one move that was and a blistering run to the NL [...]
Tonight the Mets were at home against Robbie Ray, a young lefty who entered the game with an ERA of nearly 5. Easy win right? A look at the advanced stats showed that Ray was giving up more than 10 hits and 3.5 walks per game. Should have been a can of corn, except that [...]
The non-waiver trade deadline was at 4 p.m. Eastern on Monday, August 1st. Since I was not working that day I had the opportunity to follow the last couple of hours viewing MLB Network and ESPN and, with tablet in lap, monitoring the Twitterverse. It was tedious sticking with MLB Network since one of their [...]
With our playoff hopes hanging in the balance, the Mets lost at home to one of the worst teams in the league. We managed to put up three runs against a pitcher who pulls in a million bucks per start and countered with a nice bounce back start from Steven Matz (6 innings, 2 ER, [...]
Can two young men share a position without driving each other crazy?
The Mets retroactively added their starting shortstop, Asdrubal Cabrera, to the 15-day DL as of August 1st and the Mets have opted to go with the combination of Matt Reynolds and Wilmer Flores to carry the load but it seems that the Mets may be ignoring their best option. Gavin Cecchini was the Met’s top [...]
The Mets used a tried and true -- if unsustainable, with this roster and manager -- formula to salvage the final game of their interleague series in Detroit: starting pitching and home runs. Jacob deGrom wasn't as smooth or commanding as his previous two starts, but he got the help he needed. deGrom put multiple [...]
No one was excited when the Mets signed Alejandro De Aza this past offseason. Oh, sure, it made a lot of sense. He was going to be in a quasi-platoon with Juan Lagares, he didn’t cost very much and he was willing to sign a one-year deal. And he hit okay versus RHP. It wasn’t [...]