Mets 8, Nationals 2, Final Taking walks, hitting long balls, gutsy pitching and a solid bullpen all converged to see the Mets ruin the home opener of division rivals Washington. If you squint, tilt your head, and forget about last year, you can start to believe again. Series like these with powerhouse teams are the […]
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Game recap April 3: It’s raining, it’s Reyes, the man at short is…bad at baseball
Primer It may not have been snowing, but the weather certainly wasn’t pleasant as the Mets got set to play the Phillies for the first time this season. Matt Harvey took the mound in 40 degree weather with a fine mist coming done, as the rest of New York wistfully wished for spring to just hurry […]
Game recap March 29: We’re back, baby
Mets 9, Cardinals 4, final As our intrepid leader said, we survived the winter. But like the overcast, chilly weather, Opening Day started on a somber note with the news that Mets legend Rusty Staub had passed away. Even without the loss of a good man, few fanbases move through the season with equal parts […]
The Jay Bruce signing is fine
This is not going to be a hot take, nor is it going to revolutionary analysis. The Jay Bruce signing is fine. Jay Bruce is fine. The deal is slightly below what I expected, but it’s fine. It’s backloaded enough that he probably won’t be on the team in 2020, which is fine. Jay Bruce […]
The case for Jay Bruce 2.0
This past season sucked. That may be blunt, but it’s probably the best way to summarize the 2017 Mets. By way of poor play and injuries, fans watched the front office dismantle a team that was only a year removed from back-to-back playoff appearances and two years removed from a pennant. They said goodbye to key pieces […]
What’s Worth Waiting For in 2018
The Mets had the highest projected playoff chances of any NL East team on April 13, when PECOTA expected Terry Collins’ bunch to make the playoffs over three-quarters of the time and finish with 88.5 wins. By April 18, the Mets had lost 15 percentage points off their playoff probability and the Nationals had become […]
Phillies Series Preview August 10-13
On the heels of yet another disappointing homestand where they were lucky to eke out one win, the Mets (50-61) head to Philadelphia to face a rebuilding club sporting the majors’ worst record. After dropping the first five on their recent road trip, the Phillies (42-69) salvaged the final three games before returning to Citizens […]
Game recap August 9: Rafael Montero in the morning
There’s something about Rafael Montero at noon, before lunch or even that third cup of coffee, that can send you reeling. Thankfully, Rafael Montero is exactly what we thought Rafael Montero was. He was bad and the Mets were bad and the Rangers, who are also bad, were just good enough to skip town by […]
Game recap August 4: A playoff baseball team (but not the one you’d like)
Primer After losing two in Colorado, the Mets return to Citi Field with Jacob deGrom on the mound, who looks to bounce back after having his eight-game winning streak snapped in Seattle. Opposing the Mets were the behemoth Dodgers and their newly acquired ace, Yu Darvish. The Mets are bad. The Dodgers are historically great. […]
Dodgers series preview August 4-6
Remember when the Mets beat the Dodgers in the playoffs two years ago? That was fun! Since then, the two teams have gone in opposite directions. The Mets got to the Wild Card game in 2016 and are now largely playing out the stretch in 2017. Meanwhile, the Dodgers are 42-11 since the start of […]