Matt Harvey had Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and is done for the season. Zack Wheeler has had multiple setbacks and is done for the season. Steven Matz has a barking shoulder and a bone spur in his elbow and is possibly done for the season. Jacob deGrom has elbow inflammation and will miss another start. Noah […]
Tag: Hansel Robles
Game recap August 28: Nobody wants the Wild Card
In summary: The pitching was good until it wasn’t; the offense was never good. Mets lose 5-1. The good: Robert Gsellman is good! The SoCal native fit in perfectly to the Mets rotation in his first start on Sunday — both the hair and the slider. The hard-throwing righty was the victim of Terry Collins’ […]
Game recap August 26: Silver Slugger Bartolo Colon
Coming off a series win against the Cardinals in St. Louis that kept their wild card chances on life support (rather than in the grave), the Mets started a ten-game home stand against the Phillies on Friday. Bartolo Colon started for the Mets opposite Phillies lefty Adam Morgan. Morgan, you may remember, was on the […]
Game recap August 20: Not buying that the Mets are dead
What Happened, In a Sentence: Yoenis Cespedes and Neil Walker showed what the Mets have been missing on their awful road trip, and the Mets win 9-5. Mets Offense Shows Potential Friday night’s 8-1 loss looked like the nail in the coffin of the Mets’ season. Multiple throwing errors, baserunning blunders and a leaky bullpen […]
Game recap August 18: Ace-off!
In a sentence A pitcher’s duel ended in a 10-7 Giants win, just like we all wrote it up. The good Seven runs! With Neil Walker out for the third straight game with lower back stiffness, Justin Ruggiano’s unlikely grand slam and Ty Kelly’s unlikely two-run triple provided most of the offense against San Francisco […]
Game recap August 16: Scraping by on good hair and a nice smile
WHO WON: The blue and grey Mets WHAT HAPPENED, BATS, BLUNDERS, AND WELL-HIT BASEBALLS: Early on there wasn’t much offensive activity of note. The Mets tried to lead a charge in the second inning with Kelly Johnson and T.J. Rivera on base, however the Mets’ old nemesis—hitting with runners in scoring position—decided to rear its […]
Game Recap August 15: Colon and the Mets Snakebitten in the Desert
Arizona scored in six different innings off of Bartolo Colon and the New York bullpen as the Diamondbacks defeated the Mets 10-6 in the series opener on Monday night at Chase Field. After sweeping the Mets in a three-game set last week at Citi Field, the last-place Diamondbacks tallied 16 hits on a night where […]
Game recap August 12: Logan Verrett still isn’t Matt Harvey
With their winning percentage down to .500 and their playoff hopes growing slimmer by the day, the Mets looked to bounce back from a sweep at the hands of the Diamondbacks against the Padres on Friday night. Logan Verrett, granted another shot as a member of the Mets rotation, was opposed by San Diego right […]
Game Recap August 9: Worse Than a Styx Concert
Executive Summary Hansel Robles wasted a fine Steven Matz start. Diamondbacks 5, Mets 3. Discussion and Analysis There was a time (let’s call it June 1 to August 1) when Hansel Robles posted a 1.61 ERA, overcoming a Mets-typical .347 BABIP by striking out 32 in 28 innings. Over his last three appearances, however, Robles has […]
Game recap August 6: It’s almost as if the Logan Verrett Experiment was doomed from the start
What Happened, In a Sentence Terry Collins’ head-scratching lineup produced 14 hits, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Logan Verrett’s dismal outing as the Mets lose 6-5. Veteran Manager Seeks Right-Handed Hitters Throughout the season, Terry Collins has been steadfast in not playing Michael Conforto against left-handed pitchers. You figured something had to give once […]