Much like Jarred Kelenic, BP Mets is saying goodbye this offseason. With ownership changes at the mothership come some structual changes to the way we do things around here, and part of that means a goodbye to the local sites. People far above my head and far smarter than I will explain what that all […]
Author: Kate Feldman
Game recap September 23: The four-hour snoozefest
The Good: The Mets won! Jeff McNeil went 4-for-5! Michael Conforto drove in three runs! We only have to watch the Mets play baseball six more times this year! The Bad: Steven Matz lasted just three innings, allowing three runs amid questionable command. Drew Smith gave up three runs on five hits without recording an out […]
David Wright and the lies we tell ourselves
Last week, we watched a man admit it’s over. It was painful to watch for any multitude of reasons, none of which were eased by the fact that we’ve all known this day was coming for two years. Because we have. Even the most optimistic among us knew, on some level, that David Wright wasn’t […]
David Wright deserves better than this
David Wright keeps putting his body on the line for the Mets. He’s done it since he signed in 2001, since he debuted three years later. He fought through concussions and hamstring strains and a literal broken back. But he always came home. Now, he’s fighting for one more chance. I’ve written this article before. About […]
Game recap August 26: Well, it wasn’t a sweep
The good It’s tough to find the positive in a 15-0 shutout, of which 14 of the runs were scored in the final two innings, but Steven Matz was a revelation in a truly ugly Sunday. The lefty tossed seven innings of one-run ball, faltering only when Juan Soto drove in a run on a […]
Stat preview: Tampa Bay Rays, July 6-8
If you have been paying attention to national coverage of baseball throughout the season, you have probably heard about the Rays’ “bullpenning” and how it is breaking the sport. While “baseball purists” have been complaining about the teams’ strategies, the product on the field has actually been pretty average. With an even .500 record and […]
Did Mickey Callaway know what he was getting himself into?
Mets fans know what to expect every season. We trick ourselves into believing in empty promises of legendary rotations and big offseason spending, but we know. We know the starting pitchers will fail and the bullpen will be overworked and the position players will spend more time on the disabled list than on the field. […]
Game recap May 19: The walkoff
The Good The Mets won. These days, that’s cause for celebration in and of itself. Better yet, they’ve won two in a row! For the first time in five weeks, the Mets have a winning streak. How they got there was unlikely at first — a Devin Mesoraco two-run homer that tied the game at […]
Matt Harvey was a true Met
Baseball is hard. I know that without taking ground balls on the Citi Field dirt. I know that without even picking up a bat. I know that because so few people are stupid enough to try it and even fewer people are stupid enough to keep trying it. Making it to the majors isn’t easy. Matt […]
What if Matt Harvey is good again?
Call me Charlie Brown and give me back my football. What if this version of Matt Harvey, reboot No. 12358, is good? What if he’s reinvented himself, once again, away from a power pitcher and away from a finesse pitcher and into just a guy who gets outs. What if that’s enough? No one knew what […]