Harvey Comes Up Ace(s) in Game 1
After all of the rhetoric about limitations and late arrivals, Matt Harvey made his pitch to be the ace of the staff as he was on top of his game and had great command to lead the Mets to a Game 1 victory over the Cubs. Harvey was very impressive…he
Bring on the Cubs!
Daniel Murphy, who so often has caught the wrath of Mets fans for some of his…well…bonehead plays…almost singlehandedly got the Mets to the National League Championship Series. Murphy accounted for all three Mets runs against Zack Greinke including a go ahead home run…his third of the series and the difference in
Kershaw Keeps the Champagne from Flowing at Citi Field
The Mets have a stable of talented pitchers. But it seems like the Dodgers have reincarnated Don Drysdale and Sandy Koufax. While the Mets can boast a staff of Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz, and even a Zack Wheeler down the road, the dynamic duo of Clayton
Granderson Leads Mets To Put Dodgers On The Brink
It was the first post season game at Citi Field and the roar of the crowd, more often than not, was some rendition of showing of disdain for Chase Utley. But there was plenty to make noise about thanks to the Mets offense as Curtis Granderson led the attack on
Utley…Ut…ooohhh!
It happened in 1973…I was there. The Mets pitching staff had halted the attack of the Big Red Machine and the Reds had their backs against the wall in the National League Championship Series. Something had to give. Someone had to light a fire and get the Reds back in
Jacob deGrominates the Dodgers
Well…it was better than advertised. The National League’s reigning Cy Young Award Winner and MVP against the reigning Rookie of the Year. Clayton Kershaw, actually the winner of not one, not two, but three Cy Young Awards, took the mound with a purpose…trying to finally muster the same success in
Let the Games Begin!
It’s playoff time and a lot of memories come flooding back. It’s been nine years since the Mets have been here…and the only thing people can remember is the image of Carlos Beltran standing in the batter’s box taking strike three from a young upstart named Adam Wainwright. And that’s
Is It Time To Get Serious Yet?
OK…so the Mets are winners of the National League’s Eastern Division. They will be playing the Dodgers in the first round of the playoffs next week. But has anyone noticed what is happening? The Mets came off a brutal homestand where they lost six of nine and went to Cincinnati
Now Ya Really Gotta Believe!
Ya Gotta Believe? Well…ya just gotta believe now. Watching the Mets celebrate their clinching of the Eastern Division title has to make fans feel really good about the way things have turned out. Especially when things looked rather glum in May, June, and the beginning of July. But with all of