Whether or not you believe the Mets have a chance at the playoffs this season (they don’t), this three-game Nationals series is as close to a final bell as you could hope for. New York currently sits 9.5 games behind the Nats in the East (and two games behind the Braves) and 8.5 behind the […]
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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 July 1: Bobblehead magic
If Friday night’s win was the kind of baseball game we want to remember, Saturday’s 7-6 win against the Phillies is the kind of win we want to forget. The Mets hit nine extra-base hits and needed everyone to overcome three errors, a starter who couldn’t get through the fourth, and Jose Reyes running his […]
Game recap June 30: False hope
Primer Jacob deGrom has been dominant his last three times out, going 25 innings with an ERA under one. Against the worst team in baseball, he had a great chance to continue that success as the Phillies came into town for a three-game set, starting with Ben Lively, owner of a 3.90 ERA but an […]
Phillies series preview June 30-July 2
It feels like everytime I step forward to write a series preview, the Mets are on the verge of pulling you back in. This club is 10.5 games behind the NL East leading Washington Nationals and 9.5 games behind the second Wild Card spot currently occupied by the Colorado Rockies. But rather than submitting to […]
Game recap June 29: Going home
Mets 6, Marlins 3, final Who are these impostors? The Mets continue to thrive in the wake of cratered expectations and have salvaged this 10-game road trip at 5-5 — a miraculous turn of events considering it started with a four-game sweep at the hands of the Dodgers. After sweeping the Giants in San Francisco […]
Game Recap June 28: A Breath of Fresh Air
The struggles of the Mets’ starting pitching this season has been well-documented. Going into last night, the team’s starting pitcher ERA was 5.05, the third-worst mark in the majors. This is horrendous and unexpected, but we’ve talked about it enough. But I also stumbled upon something else yesterday. Do you want to see something frightening? […]
Game Recap June 27: Pulling Up Lame
Mets.com –> Roster –> Depth Chart *J. Familia: Out 3-4 months following May 12 arterial surgery *N. Walker: On 10-day DL (6/15) with left hamstring tear *D. Wright: Moved to 60-day DL on 4/20 (herniated disk) *J. Lagares: Had thumb surgery 6/19 *N. Syndergaard: On 60-day DL (5/1) with partially torn right lat *M. Harvey: […]
Marlins Series Preview June 27-29
After dropping all four in Los Angeles against the NL West-leading Dodgers, the Mets (34-41) rebounded by sweeping the lowly Giants at AT&T Park over the weekend. New York never trailed in the three-game set in which they set a franchise record for home runs in a calendar month. They look to carry some of […]
Giving up on the present can help set the Mets up for 2018 and beyond
In a season that began with so much promise and hopes of another run to the World Series, it takes a lot to admit defeat weeks before even reaching the halfway point. Seventy-five games into the 2017 campaign, however, the New York Mets find themselves looking way up in the standings with little chance of a turnaround. […]