Whatever else happens this season, we’ll always have the 11-1 record. Best start in baseball. An accomplishment the Yankees have never unlocked. Who cares if no team in the last 30 seasons has won a playoff series after starting 11-1 or better? That’s not a fun fact, it’s a wet blanket fact. What’s fun is […]
Day: April 16, 2018
Stat Preview: Washington Nationals, April 16-18
The Mets enter their series against division leading fourth place Washington having won nine of their last ten games. The Nationals are two games under .500 despite benefiting from strong early performances from some inexperienced players. Because not much has changed since the last Nationals stats preview, this version focuses on three of those young […]
Game recap April 15: Wilmer!
WHO WON: The red-hot Mets WHAT HAPPENED, NOAH SYNDER-GOOD: The real focal point of Sunday’s matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers was Noah Syndergaard. Although this is usually the case whenever Syndergaard takes the mound, for obvious reasons, Sunday was a showcase of spectacular stuff. Overall, the powerful righty struck out 11 batters in five and […]