Baseball is upon us! Expectations in Queens are high this year and Baseball Prospectus’s projections forecast the Mets will narrowly win the division (again!). Projections can be myopic though. Last year, analysts held a preseason coronation for Washington before they ceded their crown to the Mets once the games were played. This year, projections are far […]
Day: April 4, 2016
Hot Takes: Our Boldest Mets Predictions for 2016
Ain’t nothing like a hot take. It’s what makes the sports-industrial complex go–the ultimate expression of our tendencies toward hyperbole, contrarianism, and creativity. While in many cases, the needless hot take can be a thing that frustrates us, we here at BP – Mets enjoy the occasional bold opinion or projection. (Plus, we try to […]
Game recap April 3: Cespedes error haunts Mets, bats falter in 4-3 loss to Royals
Who Won: The Off-Shade Blue and Gold Not Mets What Happened, Pitching: For starters, Matt Harvey had one of those days at the office. You know, one of those days when you do everything you can to succeed, but the powers that be have other ideas. One of those days when you watch a seemingly-routine fly ball fall […]