Coming off about a dramatic win as is possible, the Mets turned to Gabriel Ynoa in the second of their four-game set with the Phillies. Of course, no Met game would be complete without pregame news of a pitcher missing a start, and last night was no different as the Mets announced that Noah Syndergaard […]
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Game Recap September 22: This Team Really Wants the Playoffs
One of the prevailing memes of the latter portion of this 2016 MLB season has been that nobody seems to want to win the National League Wild Card spots. The New York Mets, who we counted out of the playoffs in a staff post less than a month ago, clawed their way back into contention […]
Try Try Try To Understand (Warthen’s A Magic Man)
For a few years now, it’s been something of a given that the Mets develop pitching well … but it’s not often discussed how. Are they getting elite pitching talent into the system and just watching it grow? Are they excelling at bringing the most out of what they have? Intuitively, years of watching and discussing the farm […]
The Best Hitter In New York (Recently) Isn’t On The Yankees
Among the many (many (many)) wonders of this second half for the Mets is the sudden and unexpected surge of offense from Asdrubal Cabrera. The shortstop has suddenly turned into the Mets’ version of Gary Sanchez. No, really. Over the past 30 days, Cabrera has hit for a .448 OBP and .731 slugging percentage, while […]
Game recap September 21: Erase this one from your memory (trust me)
WHO WON: The navy-colored not-Mets WHAT HAPPENED, NOTHING REALLY MATTERS: Things looked great for the first six innings of this one. Asdrubal Cabrera and Rene Rivera used the long-ball to give the Mets a 3-0 lead. Bartolo Colon was doing Bartolo Colon things, as he allowed no runs, walked nobody and struck out six batters. […]
The Other Multi-Sport Met
There is a lot happening in the world of the Mets these days. Despite my entreaty that they take it easy, the Mets are winning, a lot. We have a lot of strong performances to thank for this—Cespedes, of course, and, I’m happy to report, the great Curtis Granderson, who renewed the wellspring of my […]
A Plan For Noah Syndergaard In The Wild Card Game
As the 2016 season winds down, the Mets find themselves in the middle of the playoff race with both the Cardinals and the free-falling Giants. The NL Wild Card game will feature two of those three teams, barring a miraculous late run by the Marlins or Pirates. Given how tight the action is, there may […]
Game Recap September 20: Can’t watch, can’t look away
Executive Summary Julio Teheran held the Mets to a .238 average on balls in play over seven innings. When this offense doesn’t hit home runs, it’s borderline unwatchable. Braves 5, Mets 4. Discussion and Analysis The Mets have lost six of eight against the Braves at Citi Field this year. Considering the Braves are 53-89 when they don’t play in […]
A Brief Review of Jose Reyes’ 2016 Performance
It seems impossible to believe, but the Mets have replaced David Wright as the team’s everyday third baseman with a minor-league free agent, and that minor-league free agent is one of the team’s 10 greatest on-field performers in history*. Jose Reyes has come in and done almost exactly what the Mets advertised he would do: […]
Game recap September 19: Syndergaard stutters
Rookie Aaron Blair pitched six innings of two-run ball for his first major league win, long-time nemesis Freddie Freeman drove in three and the last-place Atlanta Braves defeated the Mets 7-3 in Monday night’s series opener at Citi Field. The lopsided loss snapped a three-game winning streak for New York, but the Mets managed to […]