The Mets were hammered in their series opener against Miami on Friday night, but quite honestly, nobody really cared. David Wright appearing in a Major League baseball game for the first time since May 27, 2016, easily offset the disappointment of the Amazins’ 8-1 loss, and set the stage for what is sure to be a […]
Author: Justin Mears
Game recap September 21: A win for deGrom!
Jacob deGrom added to his Cy Young candidacy in D.C. on Friday night, hurling his MLB record 23rd consecutive quality start. That part isn’t exactly earth-shattering news, but what was encouraging was the Mets’ offense rewarding him with a victory, a pleasant deviation from the norm. The Mets actually put a run on the board […]
Game recap September 14: Win No. 69
New York Mets’ righty Noah Syndergaard has struggled to consistently be the dominant force many expect him to be for much of 2018, but on Friday night in Boston, he was at his best. Syndergaard went seven scoreless innings, holding baseball’s best team to only three hits, and the visitors were able to take the […]
Game recap September 7: Team Too Many Homers
The Mets didn’t beat the Phillies in their series opener on Friday, but they did push across three runs against Philadelphia ace Aaron Nola, raising his ERA and in theory helping Jacob deGrom inch closer to the Cy Young award. In a season that has been lost for several months now, you have to take […]
Game recap August 31: Curse of the Bullpen
Zack Wheeler has been on an absolute roll for the better part of the past three months, and despite another dominant outing on Friday night, the righty was dealt a tough luck loss against the club that drafted him. For most of the evening, Wheeler found himself locked in a tight pitcher’s duel with Giants’ […]
Drew Smith stands alone among young bullpen hopefuls
When the Mets were selling off their veteran pieces last summer, the returns the organization was looking to bring back were consistent: Young, controllable, power bullpen arms. New York imported Jamie Callahan, Gerson Bautista, Stephen Nogosek, Jacob Rhame, Eric Hanhold, Ryder Ryan and Drew Smith as they shipped out anything that wasn’t nailed down, but […]
Game recap August 24: Hello, Jason Vargas
Jason Vargas’ two-year/$16 million free agent pact has been nothing short of an abomination thus far, but for one night, at least, the Mets got their money’s worth. Vargas held the free-falling Washington Nationals scoreless over six impressive frames on Friday night, allowing only three hits and punching out a season high eight hitters as […]
Game recap August 17: Stealing Syndergaard
The Phillies ambushed Noah Syndergaard in the bottom of the first inning Friday night, scoring twice before the Mets’ righty had even recorded an out, and while he was able to settle in as the night progressed, the poor beginning to the contest was enough to do him in. Matched up against Philadelphia ace Aaron […]
Game recap August 10: Wheelin’ and Dealin’
When the Mets traded Carlos Beltran and his expiring contract to San Francisco in July 2011, they envisioned the Single-A pitcher they brought back in return, Zack Wheeler, becoming a staple in their starting five and a dominating force in their rotation for years to come. It has taken roughly seven years, but the Mets’ […]
Game recap August 3: Groundhog’s Day
How Jacob deGrom has managed to keep a remotely upbeat attitude over these past few months is nothing short of astonishing. Friday night’s game against Atlanta represented the Mets’ latest chance to play spoiler in a division race that they themselves have long been out of, and despite yet another gem from their ace, New York […]