The debate about removing Dodger pitcher Ross Stripling 7.3 innings into a no-hitter in his first career start recently raged within baseball, and my thoughts turned back to June 1, 2012. Most Mets fans probably know the date by heart–it was the night Johan Santana pitched the first no-hitter in Mets history. Santana, making a […]
Day: April 21, 2016
Springtime in Panic City
There is nothing more mind-numbing in baseball than hand-wringing about statistics in early April. Or mid-April. Or late-April. It’s all mostly hogwash. The Mets, more than most teams, are burdened by such reality. Maybe it’s the fan base that can occasionally skew towards Chicken Little hot takes or the immense media glob that covers them […]
Game recap April 20: Despite more home runs, Mets fall to Phillies 5-4 in extras
It was a play that caused one to think, “I wonder if that will come back into play later on?” In the top of the second, with two runners on, Asdrubal Cabrera hit what looked like his first home run of the season. It would have given the Mets and Bartolo Colón an early 3-0 […]