I’ve got to be honest, I didn’t see this coming at all. The Mets are in the middle of a tight pennant race, surging to become a better-than-50-percent favorite to make the playoffs. That seemed impossible once the injuries started piling up and James Loney was in the mix. The focus has been on the […]
Day: September 8, 2016
Gsellman is Ggood!
Robert Gsellman came into the season as roughly the 11th guy in line for starts for the 2016 Mets. The Opening Day rotation—Harvey, deGrom, Syndergaard, Matz, Colon—looked pretty locked in. Zack Wheeler was supposed to come back before the All-Star break. Logan Verrett and Sean Gilmartin had already proven their mettle in the majors in […]
Theatre of the Absurd: The Mets (Could) Win The NL East
Right now, the Mets are in the heat of the National League Wild Card race against the Giants and Cardinals, who have kindly allowed them to stay in this race. The Nationals have not been so generous with the NL East, and it’s all but assured that the Mets will be unable to defend their […]
Game recap September 7: A little bit of talent and a lot of good luck
As someone who hadn’t watched the 2016 Reds before this series, I assumed they were a bad baseball team because they lacked talent. The matchup between hitters and pitchers is so individualistic that the whole is usually close to the sum of the parts (plus or minus luck). Players get years of professional instruction before […]