Matt Harvey had Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and is done for the season. Zack Wheeler has had multiple setbacks and is done for the season. Steven Matz has a barking shoulder and a bone spur in his elbow and is possibly done for the season. Jacob deGrom has elbow inflammation and will miss another start. Noah […]
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How Not To Bunt (A Run Expectancy Tale)
As a baseball fan, it comes naturally to second guess the decisions made by the manager. As a Mets fan dealing with Terry Collins this year … let’s just say there have been too many of these opportunities this season. Whether it was his handling of the lineup (starting Justin Ruggiano and Ty Kelly over […]
Game recap September 1: The Christian Yelich Show
Some team sports are more dependent on individual performances than others. Baseball, pitchers aside, is much more of a holistic endeavor than, say, watching LeBron James carry a “Who’s Who? No, Really, Who?” lineup to deep playoff runs in multiple seasons. But on certain nights, all roads lead through one player’s singular performance. For the […]
Game recap August 31: Kelly Johnson saves the day, season, world
WHO WON: KELLY JOHNSON…and also the Mets WHAT HAPPENED, BARTOLO DOES HIS THING: Bartolo Colon was great Wednesday night in such a Bartolo Colon way. The big man didn’t blow it by many hitters, but that isn’t what he does at this stage of his career. Colon came out, gave the Mets seven strong innings […]
Game recap August 26: Silver Slugger Bartolo Colon
Coming off a series win against the Cardinals in St. Louis that kept their wild card chances on life support (rather than in the grave), the Mets started a ten-game home stand against the Phillies on Friday. Bartolo Colon started for the Mets opposite Phillies lefty Adam Morgan. Morgan, you may remember, was on the […]
Who Is The Real Travis d’Arnaud?
When the New York Mets traded for Travis d’Arnaud in 2012 he was hailed as an injury-prone catcher with laudable talent. Now, in August 2016, Travis d’Arnaud is probably best characterized as an injury prone catcher with laudable talent. Because of the injuries, it can be hard to remember that d’Arnaud has already played in […]
Game Recap August 15: Colon and the Mets Snakebitten in the Desert
Arizona scored in six different innings off of Bartolo Colon and the New York bullpen as the Diamondbacks defeated the Mets 10-6 in the series opener on Monday night at Chase Field. After sweeping the Mets in a three-game set last week at Citi Field, the last-place Diamondbacks tallied 16 hits on a night where […]
Game recap August 13: Of pitcher wins and walkoffs
Entering the second of three games against the Padres on a four-game skid, the Mets looked to their most consistent starter in Jacob deGrom to climb back to .500 for the season. Jarred Cosart, the former Marlin sporting a 5.79 ERA on the season, started for the Padres. Prior to the game, the Mets sent […]
Game recap August 12: Logan Verrett still isn’t Matt Harvey
With their winning percentage down to .500 and their playoff hopes growing slimmer by the day, the Mets looked to bounce back from a sweep at the hands of the Diamondbacks against the Padres on Friday night. Logan Verrett, granted another shot as a member of the Mets rotation, was opposed by San Diego right […]
Game Recap August 10: Blevins Blunders, Bats Brittle
Executive Summary Jerry Blevins gave up Oscar Hernandez’s first major-league home run in the 12th inning. Diamondbacks 3, Mets 2. Discussion and Analysis It’s no surprise that a lineup featuring Ty Kelly, T.J. Rivera, Matt Reynolds and Bartolo Colon — a mediocre spring training B-squad — mustered merely three baserunners against a pitcher who entered the game […]