When the Mets inked shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera to a two-year $18 million contract during the winter meetings in December, the response was reasonably tepid. Sports Illustrated’s winter report card for the Mets was titled “Mets focus on short-term moves in the off-season,” but Cliff Corcoran identified the Cabrera signing as “less encouraging” than other signings, […]
Day: June 27, 2016
For All You Kids Out There, Episode 8: “This is fine dot jpeg”
It feels like it has been weeks since our last episode, so there is a lot of ground to cover in Episode 8. We start with a discussion of new Met Jose Reyes, before moving on to happier topics, like the Mets plethora of arm issues. We also talk about Michael Conforto being optioned for […]
Our Worst Mets Days
It was almost last Wednesday. Just six days after David Wright announced he would undergo season-ending neck surgery. Prior to a matinee against the hated Royals, the Mets announced that Zack Wheeler experienced elbow pain during his rehab and would be shut down indefinitely. That afternoon’s starter, Noah Syndergaard, himself felt elbow soreness that forced him to leave the game after […]
Game recap June 26: Another Sunday, another loss
THE RUNDOWN The Mets provided some fireworks late, but it wasn’t enough to avoid wasting a great start by Bartolo Colon and a second straight Sunday loss to the Braves. A PITCHER’S DUEL The Mets faced Bud Norris, who entered the game sporting a 4.69 ERA in 63.1 innings this season. Norris has had his […]