Jacob deGrom is an ace now. It feels like a weird time to declare that. deGrom lost on Tuesday night, dropping his record on the season to 3-3. Much of the first ten weeks of Mets baseball has involved discussion of the struggles of the two best pitchers on the 2015 Mets—deGrom and Matt Harvey. […]
Day: June 16, 2016
The Mets Are Running Out Of Backup Plans
At 5:52 p.m. Wednesday evening, the Mets sent out an email that could very well serve as a microcosm of their season right now. Juan Lagares was scratched from their starting lineup with a left thumb injury. The day before he had a bad toothache. Kelly Johnson, the security blanket the Mets acquired the week […]
Game Recap June 15: The Best Version Of These Mets
TL;DR The Mets absolutely crushed the Pirates to the tune of an 11-2 finish, backing a tremendous pitching performance by Noah Syndergaard with an uncharacteristic offensive outburst from a diminished lineup. Basically, everything that could have gone right went right, which is a nice change of pace from the team’s recent struggles. The Big Finish […]