It’s sometimes hard to fathom how many ups and downs Wilmer Flores has experienced over his brief career. From utility man Flores to crying Flores to (almost) Milwaukee Brewer Flores to World Series shortstop Flores and back to utility man Flores, Wilmer has never had much stability in his role. Heading into 2017, the 25-year-old […]
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Cubs series preview: June 12-14
I’ve lived in my Los Angeles neighborhood for 10 years, and this spring was the first time I saw anyone wearing a Cubs hat. It’s not like there’s a ton of Dodgers loyalty in my neighborhood either. Mets apparel was actually the second most common until suddenly people are hopping on the Cubs bandwagon. With […]
Game recap June 10 (Game 2): The Comeback Kid
When Noah Syndergaard went down with his lat injury, the Mets knew that eventually Steven Matz and Seth Lugo should be ready to pick up the slack. In the meantime, they tried Rafael Monetro, Tommy Milone, and Tyler Pill. It must have been awfully tempting to rush Matz back to plug a hole in the […]
Game recap June 9: A new way to disappoint
Primer The Mets opened up a four-game series in Atlanta facing Julio Teheran for the fourth time this season. Teheran was fantastic against the Mets on Opening Day, mediocre against them later in April, and got shellacked on May 1. Teheran has been particularly bad in the Braves’ new bandbox of a ballpark, with an […]
Braves Series Preview June 9-11
Losers of five of seven after splitting a pair in Arlington, the scuffling Mets visit Atlanta’s new ballpark for the second time this season to play a four-game weekend set that includes a split-admission twin-bill on Saturday. Owners of the second-worst earned run average in the majors, a once-promising set of arms that has drawn […]
Rangers series preview: June 6-7
The Mets are headed to Texas for a two-game series with the Rangers. Officially, it’s the first time the Mets will use a designated hitter this year. Unofficially…let’s all stare longingly at the left side of the infield. This may be the perfect time for a trip to Arlington. The Rangers had a 10-game winning […]
Game recap June 3: When the bullpen moves actually work
Welcome to pitcher abuse weekend! Throughout the country, college managers will ask their pitchers to go further than ever before or come back on short rest to try and survive playing up to five games in four days. I expected to see closers coming in for multiple innings. I expected to groan as young pitchers […]
Pirates series preview June 2-4
After taking two of three from the Pirates last weekend, I predicted the Mets were finally ready to bounce back and would sweep the four-game series with the Brewers. After the Mets took the first two and pushed their winning streak to three, I was ready to double down on my claim. Boy was I […]
Game recap June 1: The abyss beckons
Brewers 2, Mets 1 It was a given after Wednesday’s number one heard ‘round the world that there was little the Mets could or would do with their on-field product to distract from the dire state of affairs. While they hold second place in the NL East, they trail the Nationals by almost ten games, […]
Game recap May 29: Gsellman saves the day
If the Mets have any hope of turning around their injury plagued 2017 season, now is the time to get going. Yes, it’s only May, but playing yourself into a hole can sink even the best teams. We saw the 2016 Astros go on a historic tear to close the season, but because of their […]