In three September appearances, Corey Oswalt has allowed seven earned runs in just 5.2 innings, spanning two starts and a relief outing. The AL East-leading Red Sox were the latest team to take advantage of an inefficient Oswalt, who recorded just five outs despite throwing 61 pitches on the afternoon. Trouble found the 25-year-old immediately, […]
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Game recap September 4: The Real Jason Vargas
Primer Monday night was a frustrating but still enjoyable experience, because we had the pleasure of watching Jacob deGrom. Watching the best of the Mets’ three-ish homegrown aces is a reminder of the sort of potential this team had and still has. Tuesday, we got Jason Vargas, a reminder of why that potential has been and […]
Game recap August 31: Curse of the Bullpen
Zack Wheeler has been on an absolute roll for the better part of the past three months, and despite another dominant outing on Friday night, the righty was dealt a tough luck loss against the club that drafted him. For most of the evening, Wheeler found himself locked in a tight pitcher’s duel with Giants’ […]
Game recap Aug. 28/29: The Walkoff
Primer Jacob deGrom versus a red-hot, newly-acquired, long-time Met rival Cole Hamels is a pretty juicy matchup. It’s too bad one of these teams is competently run and has maintained its status as a National League powerhouse since ascending in 2015 while the other has crashed and burned in spectacular fashion. So it goes. Brandon […]
Game recap August 25: Voodoo Powers
Zack Wheeler didn’t have his best stuff Saturday, but apparently the voodoo powers Jason Vargas used against Washington on Friday hasn’t worn off, as the Nats were shut out for the second time in as many days. Wheeler allowed six hits and walked three but wasn’t fazed by the traffic on the basepaths, keeping the […]
Game recap August 17: Stealing Syndergaard
The Phillies ambushed Noah Syndergaard in the bottom of the first inning Friday night, scoring twice before the Mets’ righty had even recorded an out, and while he was able to settle in as the night progressed, the poor beginning to the contest was enough to do him in. Matched up against Philadelphia ace Aaron […]