“Worst” depends on the context. The early-1990s pinned their post-Worst Team Money Could Buy hopes on three pitching prospects — Paul Wilson, Bill Pulsipher and Jason Isringhausen — who’d laid waste to minor-league hitters. Two elbow tears and a shoulder surgery later, “Generation K” became less popular with crotchety Mets fans than Millennials. Those injuries […]
Tag: David Wright
The Second Verse Is Often Like The First
Warning: small sample size. This well-worn caveat exists at the intersection of statistical analysis and human-interest narrative. At once, it says to the reader, “yes, I know that what I’m about to tell you cannot be representative of a greater truth, but I’m going to tell you anyhow,” and “who cares if it’s a seven […]
Rainout Recap July 25: Mother Nature Halts Start of Important Homestand
Set to kick off their first homestand since the All-Star break on Monday night at Citi Field, the New York Mets (52-45) will have to wait another day to take on the St. Louis Cardinals (52-46). The series opener was officially postponed just minutes before the scheduled start time, as heavy rains continued to move […]
Our Worst Mets Days
It was almost last Wednesday. Just six days after David Wright announced he would undergo season-ending neck surgery. Prior to a matinee against the hated Royals, the Mets announced that Zack Wheeler experienced elbow pain during his rehab and would be shut down indefinitely. That afternoon’s starter, Noah Syndergaard, himself felt elbow soreness that forced him to leave the game after […]
Game Recap June 7 (Game 2): Mets Can’t Hit, Story at 11
Executive Summary After scoring just a single run in the first game of the doubleheader, the Mets duplicated the dubious feat, striking out 14 times in game two. Pirates 3, Mets 1. Discussion and Analysis Without David Wright, Travis d’Arnaud and Lucas Duda, the Mets’ offense has been bad. HOW BAD IS IT? In the 16 games since May […]
Who We Believe Will Be on the 25-Man Roster Come August… But Isn’t Now
Travis d’Arnaud: rotator cuff inflammation. Lucas Duda: lower back stress fracture. David Wright: frogs, boils, locusts, darkness for three days. Not only are the Mets down three position players, they’re missing arguably their three most important ones. After all, Juan Lagares is a rather studly fourth outfielder. But the team’s infield depth was such a weakness entering […]
BP Mets Unfiltered: David Wright’s Injury, and the Future of Third Base
Unfortunately, news came out Friday morning that David Wright–the team’s captain and near-folk hero–will miss significant time with a herniated disc in his neck. While Wright dealing with serious injury shouldn’t be a surprise, this isn’t what anyone expected, I think. David Wright’s injury will require 6-8 weeks of rest from baseball activities during which […]
Game recap May 27: To love and hate and everything in between
WHO WON: The cool-looking, ’86 retro Mets WHAT HAPPENED, I HATE BASEBALL: Honestly, I do. You think you’ve seen everything and you think that everything makes sense. You think that, then your closer enters the game with a four run lead. You go to the kitchen to grab a drink. You say, “Ahh, nothing like […]
The Best Moments of David Wright’s “Comeback”
David Wright has been a Met for exactly my adult life—he was drafted the same year I went to college, and had established himself as a major league star by the time I graduated. He’s been the one constant with Mets baseball of this era, the homegrown star that stayed, the greatest player in franchise […]
Game recap May 25: Steven Matz brilliant in Mets 2-0 win over the Nationals
The Mets beat the Nationals 2-0. The win wrapped up a series win on the road and pulled the Mets within 0.5 games of first place in the National League East. Steven Matz was the story of the game, tossing eight scoreless innings and struck out seven while walking just one. Matz’s fastball was crisp, […]