Bartolo Colón’s home run on Saturday might be looked upon as a turning point for the Mets this season. I say that only half-facetiously. Sure, they have played well. The Mets very recently won eight consecutive games, and they are eight games over .500. This is a good club. But Bartolo’s home run could be […]
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Game Recap May 7: Bartolo Colon Home Run Day (or, No, Your Eyes Did Not Deceive You)
Where were you when Bartolo Colon hit a home run? What were you doing when Big Sexy hit a shot bigger and sexier than even his 101 exit velo foul ball or batting practice home run could have predicted? How does it feel knowing that nothing can replicate the feeling of witnessing that which was […]
Should The Mets Find A New Catcher?
I know he wasn’t playing very well to start the season, but I think we all miss Travis d’Arnuad. After a breakout 2015–.340 OBP, .485 slugging percentage, and 4.0 WARP in just 67 games–the Mets’ newest star incurred yet another injury. This time? A strained rotator cuff in his throwing arm, an injury that undoubtedly […]
Game Recap May 3: Harvey Loses Battle of Matts
Executive Summary Pitching through a fine mist like the nebulized tears of Mets fans everywhere, Matt Harvey was unable to complete six innings against the worst offense in baseball. Matt Wisler allowed the Mets one hit over eight innings. Braves 3, Mets 0. Discussion and Analysis The question of when Matt Harvey will find what he […]
Game recap May 1: Low-key base running dooms Thor
Noah Syndergaard entered yesterday’s game as one of the best starters in all of baseball. One might even call him the game’s best pitcher Right Now. He entered with figures that earn adjectives like “microscopic” and “minuscule:” a 1.69 ERA, a 0.77 FIP, and 1.35 BB/9. He’d also struck out 12.8 per nine innings, trailing […]
Game recap April 29: We’re not quite sure how that happened either
What Happened, In a Sentence: The Mets scored a franchise record 12 runs in the third inning and won 13-1. Mets Offense Erupts: Looking up at the sky to begin tonight’s game, you wouldn’t expect it to be a night of record setting offense. It was 52 degrees for the opening pitch, the wind was […]
Game recap April 26: Healthy Cespedes provides heroics with pinch-hit home run
Bartolo Colon squared off against Cincinnati lefty Brandon Finnegan in the second game of the Mets’ three game set with the Reds on Tuesday night. Finnegan, coming off a shellacking against the Cubs last time out, has seen some early season success, flirting with a no-hitter in Chicago on the 11th while pitching effectively in St. Louis and […]
Game recap April 13: Mets eke out win, but bats still quiet
On the shoulders of a solid start from Logan Verrett, he not of the crop of shiny young Mets’ hurlers, and some timely hitting, the Mets squeaked out a victory against the Marlins on Wednesday, 2-1. Verrett threw six scoreless innings, during which he only allowed three hits and walked two batters. The Marlins were […]