MLB: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets

Our (Almost) Mid-Season PECOTA Check-Up

Player projections are future oriented—it’s built into the name. But that doesn’t mean projections from the past cease being informative as time moves forward. On the contrary, looking at pre-season projections compared to the state of things today can tell us who has been over- and under-performing the expected center, as well as how much. […]

MLB: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets

Game recap June 18: Well, you see, I just, we mean, it’s like…

After a painful 5-1 loss on Friday, the Mets and Steven Matz squared off against Aaron Blair and the Braves on Saturday night. Matz’s last few starts had been mediocre, largely due to his struggles to command his fastballs making him more hittable. Blair, meanwhile, had been horrible for the Braves, pitching to a 7.59 […]

MLB: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets

Game Recap June 16: The Other Game Six

You might have heard that Thursday night had a game six between two upper echelon teams. You know, the sport with the ball, the one where you try and outscore your opponent? Yeah, that one. Only, the one you’re thinking of doesn’t have a man christened Big Sexy doing things that one with that name […]

MLB: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets

Game recap June 14: Well, at least it wasn’t a no-hitter

What Happened, In A Sentence: The Mets barely got the ball out of the infield against rookie Jameson Taillon, losing 4-0. Taillon Chews Up Mets Lineup The Pirates had to scramble their rotation after Gerrit Cole went down with a triceps injury. Taillon played the part of an ace today in his second big league […]

MLB: New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers

Game recap June 12: Errors will ruin you

THE RUNDOWN After an ugly start, the Mets give the Brewers a late scare, but it wasn’t enough to overcome two critical errors and Steven Matz’s worst outing since his first game of the season. A SLOPPY BEGINNING After Curtis Granderson grounded out to second to start the game, the Mets got their first baserunner tellingly when Aaron […]

MLB: New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers

Game recap June 11: Too many home runs

What Happened, In a Sentence The Brewers hit too many homers against a depleted Mets pitching staff, winning 7-4. Mets’ Misery Continues at Plate Early on, it looked like Wily Peralta would be the ideal cure for the Mets’ struggling offense. Peralta is already 2.1 wins below replacement and allowing a .365 opponents’ batting average. […]

MLB: New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers

Game recap June 10: A comedy of errors

After a truly horrendous start to the season, Matt Harvey bounced back with a 0.64 ERA in his past two starts and looked to extend his recent resurgence against the Brewers. Junior Guerra, a 31-year-old rookie with a 3.61 ERA claimed off waivers from the White Sox this offseason, started for the Brewers. Alejandro De […]

MLB: Game two-New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Recap June 9: Started With a Bang, Ended With a Whimper

With the third-lowest scoring offense in the majors, the Mets’ five-run performance on Thursday night in Milwaukee seemed much more explosive than its 1.29 runs above their season average would suggest. Coupled with an outing by Bartolo Colon that can be best described as Bartolian in both stat line and surprisingly agile playmaking, the team appears […]

MLB: Game two-New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Recap June 7 (Game 2): Mets Can’t Hit, Story at 11

Executive Summary After scoring just a single run in the first game of the doubleheader, the Mets duplicated the dubious feat, striking out 14 times in game two. Pirates 3, Mets 1. Discussion and Analysis Without David Wright, Travis d’Arnaud and Lucas Duda, the Mets’ offense has been bad. HOW BAD IS IT? In the 16 games since May […]

MLB: New York Mets at Miami Marlins

Game recap June 5: Matt Harvey was good but Jose Fernandez was better

THE RUNDOWN The two young righties duked it out on Sunday, but as good as Matt Harvey was, Jose Fernandez and his 14 strikeouts edged him out for the 1-0 Marlins victory. PITCHERS’ DUEL In a sign of what was to come, Fernandez struck out Alejandro De Aza to start off the game, the first […]