With the plethora of outfielders on the New York Mets roster it will be hard to determine who should play where and how much they should play. While Yoenis Cespedes will get the bulk of the time in left field, playing time in center field and right field will likely be shared among Jay Bruce, […]
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The Mets Have To Play Their Second-Best Outfielder
Coming out of the 2015 season, I never would’ve thought we’d still be sitting here in spring 2017 talking about why Michael Conforto can’t find full-time work with the Mets. It was obvious that they’d make room somewhere. Sure, Terry Collins kept finding silly excuses to play Michael Cuddyer, even into the playoffs, but talent […]
What Would Not Surprise Us About the 2017 Mets
Way way back many centuries ago, not long after the blogging began, Will Leitch started a site called Deadspin. He relied upon tips from the common man. Will’s vision for Deadspin was to publish sports news that never made it into the public domain “because of either corporate obligations or just plain laziness.” Deadspin needed […]
How Jerry Dipoto Would Run the Mets
There was joy in Flushing when Sandy Alderson and the Mets re-signed Yoenis Cespedes to reprise his role as “Mets Offense” for the 2017 season. Since the Cespedes announcement on November 30? Literally nothing but a bunch of minor-league free agent signings and invitations to spring training. We appreciate @MetsGM for his professionalism and perseverance; it’s hard to work […]
The Mets don’t want Jay Bruce, and neither does anybody else
So, you’ve got yourself a player who you’d like to get rid of. Problem is, his value isn’t anywhere near what you expected it to be. And right now, it doesn’t look like anyone else wants him, either. Now what? That’s exactly the situation that the New York Mets find themselves in these days. Last summer, New […]
Our 2016 Mets World Series MVP
It’s a long wait until Wednesday. At press time, it’s unknown who the Mets will defeat in the Wild Card game. It’s unknown how many games it’ll take for the Mets to beat the Cubs in the Division Series, and whether the Mets will beat the Dodgers or the Nationals in the NLCS. Though the American League champion could […]
Game recap October 2: Good thing this game didn’t matter
Gabriel Ynoa was a little shaky, but kept the Mets in Game 162 by only allowing one run in his 4.2 innings. However, the Phillies celebrated Ryan Howard’s final game with the team by doing damage to the bullpen in the seventh. However, this game was largely uneventful, as the Mets rested players and pulled […]
Game recap September 30: Jay Bruce got hot
Despite the Cardinals winning on a missed call on Thursday night, the Mets remained on the precipice of clinching – a win over the Phillies and a Pirate win over St. Louis would assure them at least one of the two wild card spots. With the postseason spot waiting to be claimed, Robert Gsellman got […]
Game recap September 28: Loney and Bruce and Familia, oh my!
In a sentence: The Mets did exactly what they needed to do and beat the Marlins 5-2, taking two of three games in the series. The good: Seth Lugo went 5.1 innings of five-hit ball, allowing just two earned runs and lowering his ERA to a 2.67. Sure, it was against the Marlins, and eventually the […]
Game Recap September 27: Post-Traumatic Strep Reorder
Executive Summary Norse gods are rejuvenated by the strep throat bacterium. Mets 12, Marlins 1. Discussion and Analysis Noah Syndergaard started for the first time in eight days. While extra rest this late in the season is a good thing in itself, Thor appeared unaffected by his recent illness. The Marlins scored a lone fluky run off the Mets’ ace. Dee Gordon […]