MLB: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals series preview July 17-20

The season is over. Sell off the pieces. Stop pretending. Please. When and Where Game 1: Monday @ Citi Field, 7:10 p.m. (TV: SNY; RADIO: 710 WOR, ESPN Deportes) Game 2: Tuesday @ Citi Field, 7:10 p.m. (TV: SNY; RADIO: 710 WOR, ESPN Deportes) Game 3: Wednesday @ Citi Field, 7:10 p.m. (TV: SNY; RADIO: 710 WOR, ESPN Deportes) Game 4: […]

MLB: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals

Game recap July 8: At least Jay Bruce can hit

Despite all the confusion about whether the Mets are officially sellers yet and Michael Conforto’s place in the lineup, I thought Saturday’s game would be a respite. Adam Wainwright is now a below replacement level pitcher. The Mets should be able to pound their former tormentor. Even if the pitching and fielding collapse, it never […]

MLB: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets

Game recap July 2: Sinking reality

 WHO WON: Well, folks, the Sunday Mets showed up. WHAT HAPPENED, THERE WAS THIS ONE INNING: Look, this is getting weird for me. Last week I had the, well, I guess you could say opportunity to cover Rafael Montero’s start against the San Francisco Giants. It was his first since his demotion, and he looked […]

MLB: St. Louis Cardinals at Philadelphia Phillies

Phillies series preview June 30-July 2

It feels like everytime I step forward to write a series preview, the Mets are on the verge of pulling you back in. This club is 10.5 games behind the NL East leading Washington Nationals and 9.5 games behind the second Wild Card spot currently occupied by the Colorado Rockies. But rather than submitting to […]

MLB: New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers

Game recap June 19: Weird baseball

Baseball is weird. On a night that Clayton Kershaw, the de facto best pitcher in baseball, was staked to a 7-0 lead, we saw a below average team claw their way back into a game that they had no business clawing back into. Unfortunately, the Mets still came up empty, dropping 10-6  to the Los […]