One of the bigger questions heading into the 2015 season was how much production the Mets could realistically expect from their aging corner outfielders Curtis Granderson and Michael Cuddyer. The Mets signed Granderson in the winter of 2013 to what remains the largest free-agent contract during Sandy Alderson's time as the team's General Manager. The [...]
Now that's more like it! The Mets came storming back from an unpleasant visit to the Bronx last night. This time the Mets offense was on display, as they hit three home runs and tallied a dozen hits. Kevin Plawecki had a nice offensive game by driving in the first three runs of his career, [...]
Many years ago there was a scandal at some parimutuel race tracks. It seems the scammers had worked out a method of getting their bets in just a couple of seconds after the gates flew open and the horses started down the track. Now that would not seem on the face of it to be [...]
The Mets couldn't make it a franchise-best 12-game winning streak on Friday versus the aged Yankees. It wasn't just a bad loss, it was fairly embarrassing. The Mets had not just winning momentum on their side, but city momentum as well. The Yankees, while still a fragile team, have been producing the third-best run total [...]
There are a lot of new stats available to the public now. One of these is batted ball velocity, which allows us to quantify which players hit the ball the hardest. Nelson Cruz has the hardest-hit ball this year, with a speed of 119 mph, followed closely by Mike Trout (118) and Carlos Gonzalez and [...]
Coming off a remarkable 10-game home stand sweep and 11-game winning streak, the red hot Mets boast the best record in baseball as they head to crosstown Yankee Stadium for a three-game Subway Series. Their improbable hot streak has them sitting at 13-3, in first place in the NL East by 4.5 games. If they [...]
In case you haven’t noticed -- if you’ve, say, been out of the country for the past two weeks, or buried in paperwork, or at the opera – the Mets have been playing spectacular baseball. As of this writing, they’re riding a club-record tying 11-game winning streak and have just completed their first ever 10-0 [...]
The Mets ran their win streak to 11, tying a franchise record, with a 6-3 win over the Braves Thursday afternoon. It was the third straight sweep for New York, which has won four of the five series it has played en route to the best record in the majors at 13-3. Daniel Murphy opened [...]
In reality, the Mets are probably still the 7th or 8th best team in the National League, but they’ve already collected 10 irrevocable wins, and the 4th, 5th, and 6th best teams in the NL aren’t exactly monsters. The NL Wild Cards will be won by two flawed teams that likely over-perform their actual abilities [...]