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 […]
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Game recap September 20: Thank god for…Jose Lobaton?
Mets 5 Nationals 4, 12 innings There might be games left on the schedule, but you’ll forgive Mets fans for believing the season over. A day after the team announced that Zack Wheeler would be shut down until 2019 due to workload, fan favorite Wilmer Flores was shut down for the year — diagnosed with […]
Stat Preview: Washington Nationals, September 20-23
As two teams that drastically underperformed preseason expectations, it seems fitting that the Mets travel to Washington for their final road series. In a way, both of these clubs will be at a crossroads this offseason in determining the future direction of their franchises. Both have won the division and reached the playoffs multiple times […]
Game recap September 19: A Very September Game
Well, it finally happened. For the first time all season, the Mets lost a series to the Phillies. The Mets were able to avoid Philadelphia when they were at they were in their June swoon. They handled them in April, and were able to narrowly split or win some extended series over the last few months. […]
The 2018 Mets Minor League Awards
MVP: Peter Alonso Tyler Oringer: Well, this one is obvious. If you’ve been following any of my coverage throughout the season, you know how much I love the future first baseman for the Mets. The fact that the 23-year old was not called up this season in order to manipulate service time for his age […]
Game recap September 18: Bullpen blowup
Primer The Mets are already eliminated from postseason contention. The Phillies are mathematically still in it but realistically out of the race. For this game, the most important thing for the Mets would be getting to Aaron Nola, so that they can actually help Jacob deGrom’s Cy Young resume in a roundabout way. Steven Matz […]
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 […]
Game Recap September 17: The Michael Conforto Show
That Michael Conforto swing. It’s almost impossible to watch the Mets’ left fielder hit and not acknowledge his impressive plate skills, even if he isn’t hitting. However, last night, he connected left and right (well mostly right) to power the Mets and Zack Wheeler to a convincing 9-4 victory over the collapsing Philadelphia Phillies. An […]
David Wright’s career ended prematurely and depressingly, like a true Mets great
It’s always interesting, and a bit humbling, to hear how people around baseball feel and talk about David Wright in 2018. He suddenly isn’t our David Wright — our Captain — anymore. David Wright is just a guy who used to be really good and isn’t now because injuries derailed his career. David Wright was […]
Stat Preview: Philadelphia Phillies, September 17-19
Welcome to the drop-from-contention Phillies! Not much has changed with the rosters or statistical breakdown of these two teams since they met ten days ago, but Philadelphia has gone from outside shot to make the playoffs to a mere 2.7% chance according to BP’s projections. They do play the Braves seven times over their last […]