Welp. You can't win them all, right? The Mets dropped the final game of the series against the Giants on a soggy, miserable day at Citi Field 6-1, snapping their eight-game winning streak. There's no shame in losing to Madison Bumgarner, even if he didn't have his A game. It was a pitching duel that [...]
The Mets finished the month of April with a 15-7 record. Since they started the month 2-5, it seems everyone should be happy with that mark. Last April the Mets had an 11-game winning streak and were the talk of the town. They finished the month with a 15-8 mark. The 2015 club limped into [...]
Despite an off day for the pitching staff, the Mets held on to defeat the Giants 6-5 for their eighth consecutive win. Jacob deGrom did not have his best stuff, walking four batters and giving up three unearned runs courtesy of an errant throw by third baseman Wilmer Flores. The Mets maintained a healthy lead [...]
It wasn't that long ago that we were discussing the sputtering Mets offense and how it came limping out of an awful Spring Training. The team was at or near the bottom of the league in many of the most prevalent offensive categories. To those watching, the lineup was clearly not firing on all cylinders, [...]
It was a historic night for the Mets in their 13-1 win in their series opener against the Giants at Citi Field. It was their seventh win in a row and put them at 14-7 for the season. The obvious highlight here was the 12-run third inning. It was the craziest thing. The 12 runs [...]
Raise your hand if you’re relieved the Mets’ front office never gave into temptation and included backup catcher Kevin Plawecki in a trade. Keep it raised and waving if you’re disappointed that he hasn’t started producing like we all think he can at the Major League level. That’s quite a show of hands. Plawecki was [...]
The meme has a different vibe these days...
You’d think a fella would know better. Your intrepid columnist has been down this road before and gotten burned, but some lessons come hard. Back in 1999, he left a famous playoff game early in deference to a pre-scheduled family function: yes, I missed the Todd Pratt moment of the Todd Pratt Game. I heard [...]
The Mets won for the 11th time in their last 13 games with a 5-2 victory over the Reds Wednesday night. The hot streak includes back-to-back sweeps over Atlanta and Cincinnati. Mets pitchers struck out 12 batters in the game, including seven from starting pitcher Matt Harvey. After opening the year with a 5.71 ERA [...]