It’s been a bit hard watching the Mets these last few weeks—the team looks disjointed, still struggling through injuries and the parade subsequent call-ups. It’s harder still, I imagine, to play like a cohesive unit when the team’s very members are constantly in flux. But despite the loss of Harvey, the Mets’ pitching staff has […]
Tag: Jacob deGrom
DeGrom Just Keeps On Keepin’ On
Jacob deGrom pitched an absolute gem of a game on Sunday afternoon in Philly. It was his first career complete game in 68 MLB starts, featuring his best stuff (by far) since Game 1 of last year’s NLDS. If we’re going by his Game Score of 91, it was also one of the best Mets […]
Our Second-Half Predictions
We offered some #HotTakes back in April, some of which look prescient: David Wright will not start the Mets’ 2016 playoff games (he’s out for the season, if you’ve been under a rock) The 2016 team breaks the franchise record (200) for dingers (they’re 63% of the way there, having played 56% of their games) Addison […]
Game recap July 17: deGrominant
THE RUNDOWN It was all Jacob deGrom, all day, as the ace pitched a one-hit shutout to claim the series for the Mets. SOLID JOB OF HITTING Coming off of hard-fought wins against the Cubs and the Marlins, baseball’s best and seventh-best offenses by TAv, respectively, deGrom could breathe a sigh of relief facing the […]
The Best Mets All-Star Memories
Tonight, San Diego hosts Major League Baseball’s 87th All-Star Game, and three Mets will be at the festivities alongside skipper Terry Collins and his coaching staff. Noah Syndergaard and Yoenis Cespedes were both replaced due to injury, but Collins has said Jeurys Familia will be ready to close out the game. And, of course, there will […]
The Mets’ Rotation Tightrope
Between the drama that this season has brought the Mets’ pitching staff–what with the bone spurs and the sudden disappearance of Matt Harvey’s elite talent–it was a little surprising to look at their stats page the other day and see that the rotation this year has actually been better so far than it was last […]
Our Favorite Mets Highlights
Raise your hand if you’re old enough to remember watching SportsCenter at 11:00 p.m. because that’s when — and only when — you’d be able to see the day’s baseball highlights. Take a bow if you’re old enough to remember tuning in early to the Sunday Mets game to watch This Week in Baseball showcase out-of-market highlights, […]
Game recap July 3: Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but Mets sweep Cubs in four
THE RUNDOWN If anyone knows how to sweep the Cubs in four games, it’s the Mets. The Amazins bounced back from a three-game sweep at the hands of the Nationals to beat up the struggling Cubs in four straight, capped off with a 14-3 pummeling of Jon Lester on Sunday. YOU GET A HIT! AND YOU GET […]
Game recap July 1: Offensive drought? What offensive drought?
Coming off a much needed comeback win on Thursday, Jacob deGrom took the mound against Jason Hammel and the Cubs in the second game of a four-game set. The Cubs, dealing with some injury troubles of their own (Kyle Schwarber, Dexter Fowler and Jorge Soler are all on the DL) have come back to the pack a bit but remain the class […]
Game recap June 25: Good thing that game ended…ever
What Happened, In a Sentence Kelly Johnson scored the only run of the game with a pinch-hit home run in the 11th inning. Starters Dominate Jacob deGrom may have walked to the pitcher’s mound last night thinking he had to be perfect to have a chance. Julio Teheran shut the Mets out last week and threw […]