The 2017 season has largely been a practice of Murphy’s Law for the Mets to this point. And their failures have been well-documented; I don’t really need to rehash everything that’s gone wrong. I don’t need to talk about the starting rotation. I don’t need to talk about how frighteningly close they are to Paul Sewald, Closer. I […]
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Rangers series preview: June 6-7
The Mets are headed to Texas for a two-game series with the Rangers. Officially, it’s the first time the Mets will use a designated hitter this year. Unofficially…let’s all stare longingly at the left side of the infield. This may be the perfect time for a trip to Arlington. The Rangers had a 10-game winning […]
Mets Connections: Texas Rangers
The following is part of each of the series previews here at BP Mets. “Mets Connections” takes a look at the opposing teams’ rosters and highlights some of the noteworthy or interesting links that can be drawn between those players and the Mets organization. Some of these links may be obvious, such as if an […]
There’s Something About Terry
We have been told, many times before, about Terry Collins’ clubhouse presence. About how the skipper has changed his ways since the mutiny in Anaheim, about how he listens and respects and does all the behind-the-scenes things he’s supposed to do to maintain control. None of those matter, though, if he can’t handle the product on […]
Game recap June 4: Sunday sadness
WHO WON: The swashbuckling not-Mets WHAT HAPPENED, A 1-2-3 FINAL THREE INNINGS: The Mets went 1-2-3 in the final three innings, but not in the good way. They allowed one run in the 7th, two runs in the 8th, and three runs in the 9th. That is…about all there is to say about this one. […]
Game recap June 3: When the bullpen moves actually work
Welcome to pitcher abuse weekend! Throughout the country, college managers will ask their pitchers to go further than ever before or come back on short rest to try and survive playing up to five games in four days. I expected to see closers coming in for multiple innings. I expected to groan as young pitchers […]
Game recap June 2: Harvey Day
Primer Coming off two straight losses to the Brewers, the Mets sent out Matt Harvey against Gerrit Cole on Friday night. The Mets beat up on Cole last Saturday, hitting three home runs and scoring four runs total in only five innings. Harvey, meanwhile, performed decently against the Pirates his last time out, allowing only […]
How Mets pitching went so very wrong
*All statistics to date through May 23 The New York Mets entered the 2017 season with almost the same team as 2016, but with Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler back from injuries instead of Bartolo Colon. Instead of continuing the success of the past two seasons, the Mets find themselves in a much worse position. As of June […]
Pirates series preview June 2-4
After taking two of three from the Pirates last weekend, I predicted the Mets were finally ready to bounce back and would sweep the four-game series with the Brewers. After the Mets took the first two and pushed their winning streak to three, I was ready to double down on my claim. Boy was I […]
Game recap June 1: The abyss beckons
Brewers 2, Mets 1 It was a given after Wednesday’s number one heard ‘round the world that there was little the Mets could or would do with their on-field product to distract from the dire state of affairs. While they hold second place in the NL East, they trail the Nationals by almost ten games, […]