The secret to the Mets’ success on offense in 2016 has not been a subtle one. So far, they have frequently come out on top by simply crushing the ball out of the park. They entered play on Monday night in D.C. atop the National League with 60 homers, and they only added to that […]
Tag: Bartolo Colon
Game recap May 18: Mets pitchers walk 11 in 7-1 loss
The Nationals defeated the Mets 7-1 in the second of a three-game set. The Mets are now 1.5 games behind the Nationals in the NL East and a half game behind the Phillies. This one was about the pitching. Mets hitters couldn’t figure out Nationals starter Gio González and were only able to muster two […]
Game recap May 12: Bartolo does not hit a home run (and the Mets barely hit at all)
Thursday is the off day for a lot of teams, but May 12 still offered two intriguing pitching matchups in the National League. The Arizona Diamondbacks trotted out Zack Greinke versus the San Francisco Giants’ Johnny Cueto. But the marquee matchup contained the man widely regarded as one of the best, if not always the […]
Bartolo Colon: The Most Unlikely Met
When Bartolo Colon hit a majestic home run into the San Diego night on Saturday, my immediate reaction was to scream in joy. Then I texted everyone I knew that could possibly care. Then I watched the replay several dozen times. Eventually, I started reflecting on how Bartolo came to be a beloved 2016 Met. […]
Everything’s Coming Up Bartolo
Occasionally, the events of world can line up in such a way where it just seems that it smiles down upon you. For Bartolo Colon, that was this past week. He was and continues to be baseball’s most beloved persona. It was probably Marc Carig of Newsday who put it best with his lede after […]
Game Recap May 7: Bartolo Colon Home Run Day (or, No, Your Eyes Did Not Deceive You)
Where were you when Bartolo Colon hit a home run? What were you doing when Big Sexy hit a shot bigger and sexier than even his 101 exit velo foul ball or batting practice home run could have predicted? How does it feel knowing that nothing can replicate the feeling of witnessing that which was […]
BP Mets Unfiltered: This is the Moment
We will go ahead and update this as soon as we get the official highlight video, but the impossible dream was realized in the second inning of tonight’s Mets-Padres game. I think I’d better let Gary explain. (Courtesy of Ben Diamond.) BARTOLO COLON HOME RUN pic.twitter.com/gphv8anyFo — Ben Diamond (@_BenDiamond) May 8, 2016 Bartolo Colon, […]
Game recap May 2: Bart blanks the Braves
The first time Bartolo Colon faced the Atlanta Braves was 14 years ago on July 2, 2002, when he was with the Montreal Expos. That was his National League debut, and, despite facing a lineup that included menacing sluggers like Chipper Jones, Andruw Jones, Gary Sheffield and Javy Lopez, the 29-year-old threw seven innings of […]
Our Favorite Moments From the Season’s First Month
Remember when the Mets opened the season with a 3-5 record and had scored only 2.5 runs per game? They’ve now won eight of their last ten and have the third-best run differential in the National League at +36. So long, Panic City. Any month that puts a team on pace for a 105-win season will generate lasting […]
Game recap April 26: Healthy Cespedes provides heroics with pinch-hit home run
Bartolo Colon squared off against Cincinnati lefty Brandon Finnegan in the second game of the Mets’ three game set with the Reds on Tuesday night. Finnegan, coming off a shellacking against the Cubs last time out, has seen some early season success, flirting with a no-hitter in Chicago on the 11th while pitching effectively in St. Louis and […]