It was a play that caused one to think, “I wonder if that will come back into play later on?” In the top of the second, with two runners on, Asdrubal Cabrera hit what looked like his first home run of the season. It would have given the Mets and Bartolo Colón an early 3-0 […]
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Retro Mets: There Was No One Like Sid Fernandez
Going into the franchise’s 55th season, the Mets have employed a host of great players. Some have been no-doubt Hall of Famers, performing either in their finest seasons or before or after they hit their stride. Others were solid contributors for years, that earned the love and respect of the fanbase due to their achievements or […]
Major League Dads: On deBaby, paternity leave, and bringing the kids to work
This weekend, the Mets placed pitcher Jacob deGrom on emergency medical leave after his newborn son, Jaxon, remained hospitalized in Florida for some health complications. deGrom, who had had been with his family since the birth of his son on April 11, was originally scheduled to start yesterday against the Phillies. His son and wife […]
Game recap April 19: Mets mash six homers, destroy Phillies
Monday night appeared to be a mismatch at first with Logan Verrett squaring off against Phillies rookie sensation Vince Velasquez. The contest indeed turned out to be one-sided, but it was Velasquez who ended up on the losing team. Verrett twirled six scoreless innings and the Mets roughed up Velasquez and his fellow Phillies in […]
Left Behind: Michael Conforto Just Wants To Be Three
Michael Conforto had a very good weekend of baseball against the Cleveland Indians, ripping five hits in 12 at-bats, including a homer on Friday and three doubles sprinkled across the next two games. With the Mets playing a road interleague game and employing a fundamentally different lineup from the one they’ll most often use, Conforto […]
Game recap April 18: Wright is Back; Wright’s Back is Right
Executive Summary Good news all around. Jacob deGrom’s newborn is healthy enough to leave the hospital, and the Mets hit four home runs in support of another Noah Syndergaard gem. Mets 5, Phillies 2. Discussion and Analysis Vintage David Wright showed up in Philly tonight, knocking two opposite field dingers where the Budweiser sign lived back at Shea […]
Curtis Granderson is Laying Off the High Strike
After being the Tigers’ primary leadoff hitter to start his career, Granderson was forced down the lineup when he was acquired by the Yankees since Brett Gardner was entrenched in the role. Then, as a Yankee, Granderson became one of the game’s best home run hitters when he took advantage of the short porch in […]
Why the Mets Will Start Hitting Soon
Soon? The Mets might already be back on track. Four home runs on Friday. Three more dingers on Saturday. Then an utter annihilation of Cy Young winner Corey Kluber on Sunday. But even with the weekend outburst, the Mets scored only 31 runs in their first 10 games, a poor performance that ranked 27th out […]
Game recap April 17: The Mets are pretty good at baseball
Who Won: The Gray and Blue Hatted Mets What Happened, A Tale of Two Innings: Did you watch the first two innings of this one? Good, then you’ve already gotten the basic gist of how Game 11 went. It felt as if the Mets had decided to go golfing on this fine Sunday. By that, […]
Game recap April 16: Bats heating up, but Harvey struggles again
What Happened, In One Sentence: Matt Harvey dominated for four innings despite poor velocity, then got hammered as the Mets lost 7-5. Warning Signs for Matt Harvey Matt Harvey looked like he was cruising through the first four innings. No one had reached base, but the good results for Harvey hid a fatal flaw: a fastball […]