WHO WON: The Sunday Mets, of course! WHAT HAPPENED, BRANDON NIMMO SAVES THE DAY EDITION: Approaching their final out on Sunday, the Mets had found themselves with their asses in the jackpot once more. Having spent 96 percent of their outs with nothing more than one run to show for it, the Mets were nearing […]
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Game recap June 15: Things keep going from worse to worse
The Mets collective asses remain in the jackpot. As astonishingly terrible as things have been going for the Mets, what is equally shocking is just how long their complete offensive inadequacy has gone on. We’ve been watching this story for about six weeks now, and this team is just entirely incapable of getting out of […]
Game recap June 5: No relief in sight
WHO WON: It…wasn’t the Mets WHAT HAPPENED, IT GETS WORSE: If you thought the woes of a 10-18 May would dissipate with a new calendar month, you will not be too pleased to learn that June is and will be much worse. The Mets and Orioles met on Tuesday in ways that only two immovable […]
Game recap May 30: Split series
Boy, it feels good to bounce back. Coming off a crushing walkoff loss in the game prior, the Mets rebounded to defeat Atlanta by a score of 4-1. Wednesday’s win allowed the Mets to split the series with the Braves and prevented them from digging their hole any deeper. They also staved off another opportunity […]
Game recap May 29: Who needs fingers anyway?
Primer After Monday’s day of arguably-too-much-baseball, the Mets and Braves were back at it again on Tuesday night after yet another rain delay. Steven Matz took the mound for the Mets, giving New York what appeared to be a significant advantage over Braves starter Anibal Sanchez. In more nightmarish news, Jose Reyes was in the […]
Game recap May 28 (Game 1): Jacob deGrom deserves better
I love doubleheaders. I wish Major League Baseball would utilize them more regularly instead of just contingency plans for weather issues. Thanks to a rainout on April 22, the Mets were scheduled to play two games against the National League East-leading Atlanta Braves. Currently four games out of the division lead, Monday offered a unique […]
Game recap May 25: Shrimp
The Mets came back from the dead to have a legitimate chance to win on Friday night, but reliever A.J. Ramos’ inability to throw strikes ultimately led to them dropping an extra inning contest to the Brewers 4-3. Fresh off their ho-hum win Thursday in the series opener with Milwaukee, the Amazins’ felt good about their chances […]
Game recap May 24: Doesn’t look like anything to me — What do you do with a calm win?
Mets 5, Brewers 0, Final You’ll forgive Mets fans for not knowing what to do with games like last night. Wednesday night’s late-inning implosion against the Marlins makes sense; that kind of collapse and waste of individual effort is baked into our DNA. Thursday’s display of exemplary starting pitching, extra-base hits and bullpen competence is simply […]
BP Mets Unfiltered: The Mets just signed another old and unproductive Jose
It was only this past Sunday when it appeared that Jose Bautista had reached the end of the road in his storied 15-year career. Bautista, who turned 37 years old last October, was downright awful with the Blue Jays last season, slashing a paltry .203/.308/.366 with a career-high 170 strikeouts. He entered the free agent […]
Game recap May 22: A plane flight, a double, a loss
Primer After a month of futility, the Mets found themselves in another good patch, having won four straight games and facing the lowly Marlins again on Tuesday night. Even better, the Marlin killer Zack Wheeler (3-1, 2.85 ERA career against Miami) was on the mound, though he’s much less effective at home (8-18 5.31 ERA […]