Once again the Mets could do nothing against a Padres starter with a big curve, as they fell to San Diego, 2-0, Friday night. There's more ammunition for those who think Tim Teufel is a bad 3B coach. He opted to send a runner home with one out and there's no way to sugar coat [...]
Late last night the Mets kicked off a key 11-game west coast road trip. Barring rain outs, the 11 games will be played in 11 days against the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies. Two out of three of those teams stink and the third is underperforming due to injuries. As the [...]
The Mets fell behind early, staged a ninth inning comeback but fell on the short side of a 5-3 game Thursday night in San Diego in the opener of an 11-game road trip. Jacob deGrom had neither his best velocity nor command. Much like in the World Series, he was unable to put away batters [...]
The 2016 baseball season has just turned its first corner, the calendar flipping from April to May. The top two teams in the NL East should be sorry to see April leave. The Washington Nationals and the New York Mets have, as expected, set the pace in this division and while the other three teams [...]
The Mets claimed their sixth straight series win with an 8-0 whitewashing of the Braves Wednesday afternoon. The Mets are now 6-2 in blowout games, ones decided by five or more runs. One day after managing just one hit, the Mets delivered eight hits, five of which went for extra-bases, including four home runs. The [...]
Quick – name the player you first associate with the Washington Nationals? You likely said Bryce Harper and except for some stragglers saying Daniel Murphy you would have plenty of company. No credit to you if you said Jonathan Papelbon. How about an Angel? Mike Trout, surely. Here’s a tough one: the Phillies? Don’t say [...]
The Mets managed just one hit at home against the last place Braves. The Mets' lineup made Matt Wisler look like Jim Palmer, hitting pop-up after pop-up off him for 8 innings. Typically, it happened during a Matt Harvey start. The right hander has had his own struggles, but not getting any run support all [...]
When Sandy Alderson became the General Manager of the Mets, he had the tough task of rebuilding the farm system, letting players develop, and try to make the Mets competitive as soon as possible. One of the teams that Alderson has negotiated with over his tenure has been the Pittsburgh Pirates. Out of the three [...]