The Mets’ week began with an up-and-down home series against the Pirates. Losing twice in three games, their mediocre pitching wasn’t enough to offset the sputtering offense. Take Monday night as an example, where the Mets erred right off the bat. Starling Marte hit a routine grounder between second and third, Mets third baseman Luis […]
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Game recap July 1: The Steven Matz Show
WHO WON: The Mets…and Bobby Bonilla WHAT HAPPENED, THE STEVEN MATZ SHOW: Surprises are good. Well, maybe not the surprise itself, but sometimes they can result in good things. Take Steven Matz, for example. In a season which has presented itself as the least entertaining dumpster fire you will surely continue to rubberneck, Matz has […]
Game recap June 30: No Patrick, THIS is rock bottom
Marlins 5, Mets 2 Remember when we thought rock bottom was batting out of order during a little slump? Or calling Dom Smith up for a weekend series against the Phillies, only to give him a single at-bat before sending him down again? Well, I have news for you: This, this right here, this is […]
Game recap June 29: No end in sight
On Friday night the Mets continued their furious surge…towards the worst record in the National League. New York’s night in Miami got off to a rocky start long before first pitch, when starting pitcher Jacob deGrom had to be scratched late due to a family emergency. In his place, young Corey Oswalt made his first […]
The 2018 New York Mets In: “Double-Play Trouble!”
Statistics as of Thursday, June 28 My ideal reading of this article’s title would be to have it punctuated by that frantic swirling noise serving as the transition between scenes in classic superhero shows and/or contemporary scenes paying homage to them. Should you have participated, that’s likely one of the few Mets-related moments you’ve had […]
Prospect Watch: Week Nine
Welcome back to the Baseball Prospectus Mets Prospect Watch! This weekly column will take a look at one pitcher and one hitter from each level of the Mets organization and offer thoughts on their performance thus far, as well as a brief scouting report with a future outlook. Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Double-A) Pitcher: Marcos Molina […]
Stat preview: Miami Marlins, June 29-July 1
If you have not gotten to the point of hoping for the Mets to lose in order to get a higher 2019 draft pick, give it a few more weeks. Seriously though, has there been a more miserable stretch of baseball to watch than the last month of the Mets? (The answer is yes; the […]
Game recap June 27: There’s nothing left to say
I’m not one to really quote music too much in life, and especially not in my own works. It’s not that I feel I’m more poignant or poetic than most musicians, but I just like to find my own words for things and express thoughts my own way, if that makes any sense. Plus, it makes […]
Game recap June 26: Wilmer Walkoff
On one of the most whirlwind days in recent Mets’ memory, the Amazins rallied late to reward everyone involved with the team with a feel good walk-off win. Tuesday afternoon at Citi Field began with an impromptu press conference to shockingly announce GM Sandy Alderson was taking a leave of absence immediately due to health complications. […]
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. […]