Baseball is supposed to be fun. Baseball is supposed to be an escape from the real world. Baseball is supposed to make you think, feel, laugh, and get excited about things that don’t matter at all. It’s supposed to give you something to look forward to on a Wednesday night in May. Baseball is supposed to […]
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Game recap May 23: Even Matt Harvey can’t blow this
Mets 9, Padres 3 Coming into Tuesday night’s contest, the Mets were a healthy 7.5 games behind the Nationals, and 2-8 over their last ten games. It’s the kind of free fall that means nothing is on the line night to night, and yet the gap isn’t so insurmountable that a late-season surge is out of […]
Padres Series Preview May 23-25
The Mets and their major league-worst 5.14 ERA welcome the last-place Padres to town for a three-game set that pits baseball’s lowest-ranked offense in terms of batting average and on-base percentage against a patchwork pitching staff that’s spent more time on the trainer’s table than on the mound. New York will look to win consecutive […]
Game recap May 21: Over before it ever began
WHO WON: The red and haloed not-Mets WHAT HAPPENED, THE TOMMY MILONE EXPERIENCE: Look, you can say a lot about what happened while Tommy Milone was on the mound in this one. None of them good. The best way I can describe Milone’s performance is how he faced Jefry Marte. Marte came into this one […]
Game recap May 19: Home sweet home
Primer Oh boy have the Mets been bad. After finally climbing the hill back to .500, the Mets dropped seven straight to fall 8.5 games back in the division. Matt Harvey has been awful, Robert Gsellman looks like he’s pitching hurt, and Tommy Milone has been underwhelming. The only two bright spots in the rotation, […]
Angels series preview May 19-21
After a much-needed day off, the hapless Mets return to Citi Field for a weekend series with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. New York’s first interleague contest of the year comes on the heels of a winless six-game road trip, their longest without a victory since 1999. After extra innings simply prolonged what felt […]
Game Recap May 17: I Push My Fingers Into My Eyes
With their 5-4 loss yesterday, the New York Mets have now lost seven games in a row. They are seven games under .500 and nine games out of first place. The last time the Mets were seven games under .500 was when they were 73-80 in 2014. Yes, the roof has caved in. The wheels have […]
Game recap May 15: Don’t be surprised, don’t be anything
Well, if you had any hopes of the Mets washing away an embarrassing sweep against the Brewers with a victory in Arizona last night, you went to sleep disappointed. The Mets dropped their fifth game in a row after losing to the Diamondbacks 7-3. Panic City seems to be in full effect, as the Amazins’ continue […]
Game recap May 13: Ugly in pink
What Happened, In One Implosion: The Mets gave up a season-high eight runs in the fifth as part of an 11-4 loss to the Brewers. Mets starters now have an MLB-worst 5.13 ERA. Every time I watch Robert Gsellman, I look for signs that he’ll regress to the mean. The young right-hander entered Saturday with […]
Game recap May 12: Harvey shows up, offense doesn’t
WHO WON: The beer-themed not Mets WHAT HAPPENED, MATT HARVEY HAS A WEIRD START AFTER A WEIRD WEEK: If you have been on Twitter or have even a mild interest in baseball, you have heard about the Matt Harvey saga and all that it entails. A night out, a migraine, golfing, bodyguards being sent to […]