As the crappy Meat Loaf song goes, “two out of three aint bad.” To kick off the 2015 season taking two of three from the overwhelming division-favorite Nationals is pretty freakin’ spectacular if you ask this Mets fan. With an evening to catch our collective breath before the Mets begin 10 days in a row [...]
When you follow the Mets, you get used to wearing a little mud. The MSM, starving for newspaper sales, website clicks and a call-in audience will pounce on any perceived misstep and blow it up into something unrecognizable. And let’s face it, ever since Carlos Beltran didn’t offer at a wicked Adam Wainwright curveball nine [...]
The 2015 New York Mets season is finally underway. After two games, the Mets are 1-1 and sending Matt Harvey to the mound in the rubber match against Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals in Washington. The Mets looked confident in the opener and took advantage of multiple fielding errors by the Nationals on their way [...]
Jacob deGrom makes his 2015 debut Wednesday night as the Mets look to win consecutive games against the Nationals for the first time since 8/30-8/31/2013. In his rookie year, deGrom faced the Nationals once and came away with a no-decision, as he allowed 3 ER in 6 IP. Everyone remembers the tremendous finish deGrom had [...]
In case an Opening Day win against the Washington Nationals was not enough to prove that the Mets will be a force to be reckoned with, then the Mets’ 2015 schedule should do the trick. The Mets’ division is not as tough as it was in the past, because the Atlanta Braves & Philadelphia Phillies [...]
1991 NOBODY BEATS THE WIZ RICHIE HEBNER With another Opening Day having come and gone, your intrepid blogger went stat spelunking in search of the Mets best individual game-one offensive performances to date. The trip turned up some expected gems. For example, it should come as no surprise that the 1988 squad, with all the [...]
Let me be one of the last to say it: Opening Day is restorative. Even if the weather is bad, there’s hope for some sunshine soon. Even if the game stinks, it’s only one game. No matter what, nobody can be more than “1.0 GB” in the standings at day’s end. As Mets fans, we’ve [...]
This game never ceases to amaze fans. Arguably the best team in baseball sent their ace to the mound against a team that is projected to win 81 games, while they sent their 5th starter to the hill. In the end the latter won, which improved their opening day record to 35-19. After watching one [...]
Oh David, how they doubt you. The chorus of concerns over your health is very touching. It’s out of love that we fans wish you so well in what we hope is a very fine and complete season for you. For we know, nay, we dream of what you might be able to fully contribute [...]
The long awaited day has finally come and the time for baseball is now. The Mets have a storied history of winning on Opening Day. This Opening Day feels great, but for a different reason. Yes, it is great to get out of the gate going strong, but it feels like the team confidence has [...]