Just when you think you’re out, this team finds a way to pull you back in. The Mets defeated the Chicago Cubs tonight by a score of 6-1, notching their fourth win in a row and bringing them to 29-33 on the season. Monday night was a textbook effort on how the Mets should operate […]
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Game recap June 11: The Comeback Kid 2
WHO WON: The Mets, again! WHAT HAPPENED, SOME STARTERS HAVE EMERGED: Just like we all thought coming into this season, the Mets have had a string of good starting pitching performances. Only it’s weird, right? Zack Wheeler has been one of the few reliable starters since the beginning of May. Robert Gsellman has been much […]
Game recap June 10 (Game 1): Yo comes home
This season, if not all of the other seasons before, has taught us that a win is a win and a loss is a loss. The most painful collapses and the most heartwarming walkoffs all look like ones and zeros at the end of the season. Of course, that’s easier said than done. A 6-1 […]
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 […]
Brewers Series Preview May 29-June 1
Phew. The Mets were able to sandwich one of their worst losses of the season (I know, it feels like there’s one of those per series) with relatively easy wins against the Pirates on Friday and Sunday for a series victory. All three Mets starters over the weekend — Jacob deGrom, Zack Wheeler, and Matt Harvey — […]
Yoenis Cespedes and the statistically inevitable injury
Now that we have a 10-day disabled list, some teams have been very proactive about using it. A player needs at least three days to recover? Take 10! After all, it’s early in the season. Better for players to take it early now instead of trying to play through an injury and making it worse. […]
Braves Series Preview May 1-4
Ah, Thor. You told us you couldn’t raise your arm over your shoulder for bicep soreness, yet you refused an MRI. After pushing your start back three days, you claimed you had no discomfort and were ready to pitch on Sunday. Then you gave up five runs, lasted merely 38 pitches over an inning and a third, and […]
Nationals series preview April 28-30
Panic City is in full effect. Not only did the Mets drop their sixth game in a row against the lowly Atlanta Braves, but the status of their two biggest star remains in question. Dealing with leg issues all season, Yoenis Cespedes left Thursday’s game with what looked like a severe hamstring injury. If hearing […]
Game recap April 27: This too shall pass (right?)
Atlanta 7, New York 5 You can’t say that Terry Collins has lost this team, as the Mets mounted a two-out rally in the bottom of the ninth and brought the tying run to the plate in the final at bat for what seemed like the upteenth game. You can’t fault the veterans as Jay […]