It was a matchup of southpaws on Monday night in Los Angeles, as the Mets sent Steven Matz to the mound to face Scott Kazmir in their first showdown since the controversial 2015 NLDS. Neither pitcher was on the absolute top of his game, but the Mets were able to take advantage of a couple mistakes from Kazmir […]
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Game recap May 8: Matt Harvey’s starting to look like his old self
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 […]
Game recap May 6: Oh offense, where art thou?
Coming off his first rough start of the season, Noah Syndergaard squared off against Padres lefty Drew Pomeranz on Friday. Thor came into the game leading the league in FIP by a healthy margin (1.41, .38 lower than Stephen Strasburg) despite surrendering four runs to the Giants last time out. Pomeranz meanwhile, seems to finally be […]
The Case For Platooning Lucas Duda
The Mets have faced three lefty starters over the first month of the 2015 season. On April 13th against Adam Conley, Wilmer Flores started at first base and Lucas Duda entered the game in a double switch after Conley departed. On April 26th against Brandon Finnegan, Wilmer Flores started at first base and Lucas Duda […]
Game recap May 4: Matz breezes, Duda homers (twice!) as Mets take sixth straight series
WHO WON: The blue-hatted, white jersey with blue striped New York Mets WHAT HAPPENED, BRAVES MEET THEIR MATZ: Since giving up 7 runs to the Miami Marlins in his first start of the season, Steven Matz has been phenomenal. Today was no different, as the soon-to-be 25 year old blanked the Atlanta Braves for 7.2 […]
Our Favorite Moments From the Season’s First Month
Remember when the Mets opened the season with a 3-5 record and had scored only 2.5 runs per game? They’ve now won eight of their last ten and have the third-best run differential in the National League at +36. So long, Panic City. Any month that puts a team on pace for a 105-win season will generate lasting […]
Game recap April 24: Mets complete sweep on strong return from Jacob deGrom
WHO WON: The Blue and Gray Metropolitans WHAT HAPPENED, THE RETURN OF THE ONE CALLED JACOB DEGROM: Over the course of the last two weeks, baseball was likely the last thing on Jacob deGrom’s mind. After stepping away for 12 days due to his son’s health complications, the righty rejoined the team to start the […]
Why the Mets Will Start Hitting Soon
Soon? The Mets might already be back on track. Four home runs on Friday. Three more dingers on Saturday. Then an utter annihilation of Cy Young winner Corey Kluber on Sunday. But even with the weekend outburst, the Mets scored only 31 runs in their first 10 games, a poor performance that ranked 27th out […]
Game Recap April 9: Bartolo’s Blues
Executive Summary On an evening so chilly that SNY activated the Frostbite Filter… …Ryan Howard’s solo homer in the fifth inning represented all the runs. Phillies 1, Mets 0. Discussion and Analysis Bartolo was terrific, scattering five hits and no walks over six innings, striking out seven and Say hey! Bartolo does his best Willie Mays impersonation with […]
Projecting the Wright-less Mets
There is little doubt that David Wright, battling spinal stenosis, is the Mets’ biggest X-factor this season. The range of reasonable outcomes for his season is huge, with 130 games and four-ish wins around one end if all of the exercises and planned off-days work like a charm. On the other hand, there’s “out for […]