It’s dangerous to put too much stock in an early April series, but what the Mets just accomplished in D.C. this weekend certainly sent shots over the Nationals’ bow. New York’s 6-5 win in 12 innings on Sunday night completed a three-game sweep against their arch rivals, but the way the Mets won was indicative […]
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Game recap April 7: Don’t look now, but Mets off to best start since 2006
After a less than stellar debut outing that resulted in the Mets’ only loss of the season thus far, Steven Matz returned to the mound Saturday looking like a man with something to prove. The Mets sent Matz out to face Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez, who’s enjoyed a great deal of success against the Mets […]
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 […]
Game recap April 5: This is so crazy, it just might work
Mets 8, Nationals 2, Final Taking walks, hitting long balls, gutsy pitching and a solid bullpen all converged to see the Mets ruin the home opener of division rivals Washington. If you squint, tilt your head, and forget about last year, you can start to believe again. Series like these with powerhouse teams are the […]
Maybe we should give Hansel Robles a chance
With Anthony Swarzak landing on the disabled list from an oblique injury earlier in the week, a spot was opened up in the Mets bullpen, which the Mets chose to fill by recalling everyone’s favorite relief pitcher: Hansel Robles. The Mets could have called on another pitcher on their 40-man roster, but the other options currently […]
Stat Preview: Washington Nationals, April 5-8
What follows is the second installment of our stats preview series, this time featuring the Washington Nationals. The Nats are coming off back-to-back losses to the Braves, the latter of which came with Max Scherzer on the mound. Thankfully the Mets will avoid facing him, but the starting pitching will still be something to watch […]
MLB is experimenting with broadcasting platforms and that’s a good thing
It might not surprise you to learn that many fans, writers and media personalities aren’t too thrilled about Facebook having exclusive broadcast rights to Wednesday afternoon’s Mets-Phillies game. It’ll be the first of 25 weekday games to be aired exclusively on Facebook Watch this season, games you won’t find on cable or MLB TV. Despite […]
Game recap April 3: It’s raining, it’s Reyes, the man at short is…bad at baseball
Primer It may not have been snowing, but the weather certainly wasn’t pleasant as the Mets got set to play the Phillies for the first time this season. Matt Harvey took the mound in 40 degree weather with a fine mist coming done, as the rest of New York wistfully wished for spring to just hurry […]
Stat Preview: Philadelphia Phillies, April 2-4
It seems ironically appropriate that the season’s first stats preview would be on the team whose new manager is being blasted by fans and the media for his overreliance on statistics. No matter how far the Philadelphia fans’ overreactions to Gabe Kapler’s managerial growing pains go, though, the Phillies are still what we thought they […]
Game recap April 1: Sunday blues
Primer After Noah Syndergaard was brilliant (don’t let two juiced ball homers obscure a fantastic Opening Day start) and Jacob deGrom battled his way into a solid start in Game two, the Mets found themselves with a 2-0 record atop the NL East. Steven Matz took the mound opposite Cardinals 2017 breakout pitcher Luke Weaver, […]