On the heels of yet another disappointing homestand where they were lucky to eke out one win, the Mets (50-61) head to Philadelphia to face a rebuilding club sporting the majors’ worst record. After dropping the first five on their recent road trip, the Phillies (42-69) salvaged the final three games before returning to Citizens […]
Day: August 10, 2017
BP Mets Unfiltered: Hello, Is This Thing On?
Back on February 19, the New York Post’s Mike Puma wrote an article with following title: “‘All-in’ Mets open to payroll hike as World Series hunt begins.” No jokes here, that was actually posted just over a month before the 2017 season started. Those words were thought of, typed, and eventually published in a newspaper […]
Mets Connections: Philadelphia Phillies
The following is a part of each of the series previews here at BP Mets. “Mets Connections” takes a look at the opposing teams’ rosters and highlights some of the noteworthy or interesting links that can be drawn between those players and the Mets organization. Some of these links may be obvious, such as if […]
Game recap August 9: Rafael Montero in the morning
There’s something about Rafael Montero at noon, before lunch or even that third cup of coffee, that can send you reeling. Thankfully, Rafael Montero is exactly what we thought Rafael Montero was. He was bad and the Mets were bad and the Rangers, who are also bad, were just good enough to skip town by […]