Coming off his first rough start of the season, Noah Syndergaard squared off against Padres lefty Drew Pomeranz on Friday. Thor came into the game leading the league in FIP by a healthy margin (1.41, .38 lower than Stephen Strasburg) despite surrendering four runs to the Giants last time out. Pomeranz meanwhile, seems to finally be […]
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Game recap May 5: deGrom continues to struggle, offense rallies too little, too late
What Happened, In a Sentence: The Mets couldn’t get a hit until the 7th inning and lost 5-3. Unheralded Colin Rea Dominates Padres starter Colin Rea entered Thursday’s game as a slightly above replacement player. He has 0.3 WARP in 59 big league innings and is projected for only 0.4 more wins this season. Rea […]
Party like it’s 1999: Will Mets Infielders Be This Year’s MVPs?
Few Mets rosters have been lauded more than the current rotation-heavy group, and with good reason: at 23, Noah Syndergaard leads the Mets with 44 strikeouts, fires a sinker at upwards of 97 MPH, and has thrown more 100 MPH balls than any other pitcher this season. 2014 National League Rookie of the Year Jacob […]
Game Recap May 3: Harvey Loses Battle of Matts
Executive Summary Pitching through a fine mist like the nebulized tears of Mets fans everywhere, Matt Harvey was unable to complete six innings against the worst offense in baseball. Matt Wisler allowed the Mets one hit over eight innings. Braves 3, Mets 0. Discussion and Analysis The question of when Matt Harvey will find what he […]
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 May 1: Low-key base running dooms Thor
Noah Syndergaard entered yesterday’s game as one of the best starters in all of baseball. One might even call him the game’s best pitcher Right Now. He entered with figures that earn adjectives like “microscopic” and “minuscule:” a 1.69 ERA, a 0.77 FIP, and 1.35 BB/9. He’d also struck out 12.8 per nine innings, trailing […]
Game recap April 29: We’re not quite sure how that happened either
What Happened, In a Sentence: The Mets scored a franchise record 12 runs in the third inning and won 13-1. Mets Offense Erupts: Looking up at the sky to begin tonight’s game, you wouldn’t expect it to be a night of record setting offense. It was 52 degrees for the opening pitch, the wind was […]
Selected #SSS Stats to Start the Season
Ah, Spring. Birds are singing (Cardinals rookie Aledmys Diaz debuts with a .480/.509/.860 triple-slash), Buds are bursting (Norris posts a 6.75 ERA), and nature eternally renews itself (Ichiro is batting .368). We could sing this every April: Just because we know that time heals all wounds and regresses all stats, it doesn’t mean early-season lines aren’t fun while they last. For your enjoyment, selected small-sample […]
Game recap April 23: Mets home run streak continues, Matz stays on track
What Happened, In One Sentence: The Mets showed Atlanta why contact is only one of many important skills in baseball, winning 8-2. Closer than it Seems: If you just look at the final score, it looks like the Mets had an easy win last night. Atlanta has traded away most of their good players. They […]