WHO WON: It wasn’t the Mets WHAT HAPPENED, THE FINAL WORD: No set of words could accurately describe how frustrating this season has been for Mets fans. The list of things that went wrong could go on and on and on. Game 162 was no different. Rafael Montero is still Rafael Montero. Dom Smith still […]
Author: Shawn Brody
Game recap September 24: Only seven more of these to go
WHO WON: It was…not the Mets WHAT HAPPENED, ONE MISTAKE: Sunday was one of those typical Jacob deGrom starts. He did about everything he could to put the Mets in a position to win, but it just didn’t happen when everything was said and done. After opening the action with five strikeouts in two innings, […]
Game recap September 17: The Good Robert Gsellman
WHO WON: The blue and gray Mets! WHAT HAPPENED, THE NORI AOKI GAME: Normally I lead my recaps off with pitching, but yesterday was different. It deserves a shakeup, all thanks to the one of the one they call Norichika Aoki. Leading off for the Mets on Sunday, Aoki reached base four times (two singles, a […]
Game recap August 20: Sunday bloody Sunday
WHO WON: The Miami not-Mets WHAT HAPPENED, A WEIRD START: Weird is the best way to describe Jacob deGrom’s start on Sunday afternoon. With eight strikeouts and no walks in 6.1 innings, you might think he shined – except there’s more to this story. deGrom gave up 10 hits and allowed five earned runs, three […]
Game recap August 13: Walking home winners
WHO WON: The Mets! WHAT HAPPENED, SUNDAY WHO: Going into yesterday, the Mets had a six-game Sunday losing streak, made worse by a -69 run differential. Despite a first inning two-run homer by Michael Conforto, the Mets initially looked like they would continue this trend. The bottom half of the first featured a bases-loaded, no-out […]
Game recap July 29: True talent levels
WHO WON: Not the Mets, who are now sweep-less in Seattle WHAT HAPPENED, JACOB DEGROM PITCHED WELL: This wasn’t Jacob deGrom’s finest performance of the year, but it was strong. He had a rough second inning after being hit in the leg by a Nelson Cruz single. From that point on, deGrom let up two […]
Game recap July 23: Rafael Montero better, still not actually good
WHO WON: The West coast not-Mets WHAT HAPPENED, THIS IS WEIRD: As someone who has had the privilege of covering the three of the last four Rafael Montero starts, I just…it’s wild. Coming into this start, he owned a 3.86 ERA since June 25 — when he rejoined the rotation — and has made some significant […]
Game recap July 16: Sunday Mets
WHO WON: The answer is not the Mets WHAT HAPPENED, STOP PLAYING SUNDAY GAMES: Mets this season, on Sunday: 5-10 with a -51 run differential Mets this season, overall: 41-48 with a -40 run differential WHAT HAPPENED, LET’S SELL THIS DAMN TEAM: For real, let’s do it. Let’s stop pretending that a sweep of the […]
Game recap July 2: Sinking reality
WHO WON: Well, folks, the Sunday Mets showed up. WHAT HAPPENED, THERE WAS THIS ONE INNING: Look, this is getting weird for me. Last week I had the, well, I guess you could say opportunity to cover Rafael Montero’s start against the San Francisco Giants. It was his first since his demotion, and he looked […]
Game recap June 25: Going streakin’
WHO WON: The Mets, broom stores in the Bay Area WHAT HAPPENED, LET’S TALK ABOUT RAFAEL MONTERO: After a 1-2-3 first inning on Sunday for Rafael Montero, the second- and third-inning looked rather recognizable. He was just missing off the edge, falling behind in counts, and giving up hard contact. In that third inning, though, […]