The secret to the Mets’ success on offense in 2016 has not been a subtle one. So far, they have frequently come out on top by simply crushing the ball out of the park. They entered play on Monday night in D.C. atop the National League with 60 homers, and they only added to that […]
Author: Andrew Mearns
Robin Ventura: The People’s King of the Grand Slam
“It was really crazy. You just come up there thinking, ‘Man, this is not gonna happen again.’” – Robin Ventura, 05/20/1999 When Robin Ventura was at his absolute peak, he was an all-around threat. At third base, he could rob extra base hits left and right, and then demolish a bad pitch in the other […]
Game recap May 9: Steven Matz is still good, the Mets are still hitting home runs
It was a matchup of southpaws on Monday night in Los Angeles, as the Mets sent Steven Matz to the mound to face Scott Kazmir in their first showdown since the controversial 2015 NLDS. Neither pitcher was on the absolute top of his game, but the Mets were able to take advantage of a couple mistakes from Kazmir […]
Previous April Standouts and Noah Syndergaard’s Future
When the Mets were in the World Series last year against the Royals, Noah Syndergaard was merely their Game 3 starter. As Ben Lindbergh and Sam Miller noted on the “Effectively Wild” podcast, that fact is incredible to consider at this point (with all due respect to Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom); “Thor” has certainly […]
Game recap May 2: Bart blanks the Braves
The first time Bartolo Colon faced the Atlanta Braves was 14 years ago on July 2, 2002, when he was with the Montreal Expos. That was his National League debut, and, despite facing a lineup that included menacing sluggers like Chipper Jones, Andruw Jones, Gary Sheffield and Javy Lopez, the 29-year-old threw seven innings of […]
Game recap April 25: Neil Walker’s power surge continues, sinks Reds
Last October, it was extremely fun to watch second baseman Daniel Murphy’s historic home run frenzy as the Mets romped to the World Series. He departed in the offseason to the Nationals, but replacement Neil Walker has kicked off the 2016 campaign with a tremendous power surge of his own. Walker’s latest blast was his […]
Game recap April 19: Mets mash six homers, destroy Phillies
Monday night appeared to be a mismatch at first with Logan Verrett squaring off against Phillies rookie sensation Vince Velasquez. The contest indeed turned out to be one-sided, but it was Velasquez who ended up on the losing team. Verrett twirled six scoreless innings and the Mets roughed up Velasquez and his fellow Phillies in […]
Game recap April 11: Marlins maul Matz
After a strong debut last year, expectations were high on lefty Steven Matz throughout the offseason. So when it finally came time for him to make his first start of 2016, Mets fans were understandably excited as they filed into Citi Field. It turned out to be a rude awakening though, as Matz only recorded five […]
Celebrating The Golden Anniversary Of The Tom Seaver Signing
“In 1966, I was in Long Beach, California with the Cleveland Indians, and we were playing the Cubbies. On that day, they were asking me to share a locker with this kid. There were six Hall of Famers: Ernie Banks, Ferguson Jenkins, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, Cubs manager Leo Durocher, and the kid who threw […]