It was right about…here. Last year, the Mets’ season teetered on the edge of .500 in mid-July. After losing four-of six against the St. Louis Cardinals and division rival Washington Nationals – the very team they were chasing – their record stood at 49-46, three games behind. They then dropped the first two of a [...]
There isn't much to be said about this no-contest contest. The Mets dropped their final 2016 regular season game with the Cubs, 6-2 on a desultory afternoon. Kyle Hendricks started for Chicago and as Bob Murphy used to say, he was wearing the hitters on his watch chain. He scattered seven hits and no runs [...]
Hundreds, if not thousands, of books and articles have been written in the realm of speculative history, also known as “what if” history. The idea is to figure out which way things would have turned out if events did not go as they actually did. Some examples: What if - the British sniper who had [...]
On a night that promised to be dominated by the starting pitchers, it instead belonged to Rene Rivera. And an extra piece of pie goes to Jeurys Familia, too. Jake Arrieta and Noah Syndergaard squared off in a marquee match up that did not disappoint. Syndergaard kept pitching himself into and out of trouble, seemingly [...]
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For nearly two months now, Wilmer Flores has been one of the best hitters on the team. Since coming off the DL in late May and getting regular playing time, Flores has posted a .293/.346/.537 line in 136 PA. If I didn’t see it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it. No one [...]
The Mets' eight-game winning streak against the Cubs came to an end Monday night, as Chicago defeated New York, 5-1. In a familiar refrain, the Mets had their chances but couldn't come up with the big hit. Four different innings they had two runners on base but they could not cash in on any of [...]
You may not know the name Thomas Szapucki just yet but (the player MLB.com ranked as the Met’s 17th best prospect) will likely be moving even higher in the rankings if he can continue his early success. At 20 years old, Szapucki is 6’2” lefty with a mid-low 90s fastball. He’s best known for his [...]
The Mets rebounded from Saturday's disappointment with a 5-0 win over the Phillies, taking the rubber game of their three-game set and moving to seven games over .500 for the year. Jacob deGrom was magnificent. He pitched the first complete game of his major league career and the first one by a Mets pitcher this [...]