Harvey Is Harvey
The Mets get another big performance from their starter as Matt Harvey throws eight dominating innings. Juan Lagares has a big game with 3 hits and blows the game open. The hitting is still not consistent. They have been able to have a big inning here and there but if
deGrom Continues doMination
The Mets get another shutout as Jacob deGrom K’s 10 and Yoenis Cespedes gets his first HR as Met. Mets are now 10 games over the .500 mark and have Noah Syndergaard on the mound as they go for the four-game sweep of the NL’s best hitting team
Mets Whiff After Seven Straight
Mets finally lose after winning 7 straight. Not pretty…except for two Curtis Granderson HRs…Mets K’d 15 times & Ruben Tejada’s double clutch allows go ahead run. Noah Syndergaard had some moments but just didn’t have his best stuff and allowed four runs in the first inning.
No Real Comparison
I previously compared the 1969 Mets to the 2015 version. But the three-game sweep by the Pirates is indicative that, other than the starting rotation, there is not much likeness.
The Start of the Move
On August 15, 1969, the Mets began their ascent to the top of the baseball world, coming from 9 1/2 games back and third place, to complete their Cinderella finish and capture the hearts of the city and the world, creating baseball lore that has been referred to in every
Mets Sweep!
The Mets completed a four-game sweep of the Rockies. The starting rotation continued their dominance and the Mets bats finally exploded.
Back Room Talk Never Looked This Bad
The fallout from the Mets and Brewers debacle on Wednesday night has been lighting up social media. Carlos Gomez and his teammates were literally tweeting happy thoughts and goodbyes from an airplane in the air while Zack Wheeler was shaking his head in Florida about possibly being traded a second
Wanted: Cespedes
I think that the acquisition of Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson is a good start to get spare parts and shore up the bench and give Terry Collins some needed flexibility. They are proven veterans who have been in pennant races before and have been clutch. However, the need for
Mets Grades at the Break
The Mets’ season has been very up and down. From an 11-game winning streak (still don’t know how they did it) and first place to disastrous road trips that led to a trip below the .500 mark. A late surge before the break brought them back to contending status, riding