What will you remember most about the 2017 Mets season? When you look back on this Mets season in 15 years—assuming, of course, that the world has not been destroyed in a nuclear war by then, and baseball still exists in its current form—what will stand out the most? Yes, the injuries were a major issue. […]
Author: David Capobianco
Game Recap September 6: Let It Rain Over Me
The Mets and Phillies played a meaningless baseball game last night in front of 6.5 people on a cold, rainy, miserable evening at Citi Field. Rain cut the game short in the sixth inning with the Mets up 6-3. About an hour after the tarp was put on the field, the game was called and the […]
Game Recap August 30: WTF
Over the past few days, we’ve had a theme here at BP Mets of running game recaps with acronyms in the headlines. Because memes are never fun until they’re solidly beaten a mile into the ground, and also because I was made in a factory and am desperate to fit in with the cool kids, […]
Game Recap August 16: He Hit It THERE?
You can say what you want about the Subway Series in 2017 and if it means anything. You can say what you want about how little it actually represents. But if the series this year has represented anything, it has represented two teams going in completely different directions. And the Mets are not the ones going […]
Game Recap August 2: Flexen Their Muscles
Last night, the Mets rode a classic Coors Field offensive eruption to overcome a 5-0 deficit and knock off the wild-card-leading Rockies in a fun come-from-behind win. Chris Flexen got off to a decent start, wiggling out of tight spots in both of the first two innings. He worked around doubles in each inning and didn’t allow a run […]
Game Recap July 26: Outclassed in San Diego
You can be forgiven for falling asleep during the Mets’ 6-3 loss to the Padres last night. It was a snoozefest between two bad, boring teams that ended at 12:56 in the morning in New York. In fact, it’s difficult to understand or reason why anyone actually stayed awake to watch this game first place, let alone watch […]
Game Recap July 19: Playing for Pride
At this point in the season, wins and losses for the Mets don’t hold much meaning; they’re not going to get back in the race, and I think even most of the players would admit to that now. So as enjoyable as last night’s 7-3 win may have been, it really didn’t mean much towards anything. […]
Game Recap July 3: Two Bad Bullpens, But Only One Bad Team
While the Mets’ 2017 season has basically just been one endless descent in the standings, the one argument constantly raised in favor of the Mets still having a chance has been the much-maligned Nationals’ bullpen, which has been the anchor holding the team down, and the only reason they’re still in the same galaxy as […]
Game Recap June 28: A Breath of Fresh Air
The struggles of the Mets’ starting pitching this season has been well-documented. Going into last night, the team’s starting pitcher ERA was 5.05, the third-worst mark in the majors. This is horrendous and unexpected, but we’ve talked about it enough. But I also stumbled upon something else yesterday. Do you want to see something frightening? […]
Game Recap June 22: Pill Can’t Alleviate Mets’ Woes
The Mets have had a rash of underperformance in their starting rotation lately. And last night, they turned to Tyler Pill against the Dodgers in hopes he could turn things around for them. But Pill was not effective, because he’s not a very good pitcher. Starting not-very-good pitchers is fine once in a while, but it’s […]