If there was a way to wrap the Mets’ glittering season into one game, Sunday afternoons provided the mold. Strong pitching. Defend the quality. Clutch hit. It wasn’t necessarily overwhelming, but the Mets have rarely won this way this year. They rose to the top of the NL East with elite throwing power and foul-avoiding, … Read more
If there was a way to wrap the Mets’ glittering season into one game, Sunday afternoons provided the mold. Strong pitching. Defend the quality. Clutch hit. It wasn’t necessarily overwhelming, but the Mets have rarely won this way this year. They rose to the top of the NL East with elite throwing power and foul-avoiding, … Read more
Jacob Degrom, who settled on the hill Saturday night for his third start of the season, appears to have settled on the routine. Maybe it’s normal for a right-handed Mets, but things spinning out of his hand aren’t normal. When a string of injuries to various parts of the body began midway through last season, … Read more
Jacob Degrom, who settled on the hill Saturday night for his third start of the season, appears to have settled on the routine. Maybe it’s normal for the right-handed Mets, but things spinning out of his hand aren’t normal. When a string of injuries to various parts of the body began midway through last season, … Read more
You’re telling me that Buck Showalter couldn’t return to his major league bunker for three years because new team owners and front office staff thought the old school principal would demand too much power? Oh my dear God. The Queens’ cultural shift has been as dramatic as the shift in the Mets’ record from 77-85 … Read more
You’re telling me that Buck Showalter couldn’t return to his major league bunker for three years because new team owners and front office staff thought the old school principal would demand too much power? Oh my dear God. The Queens’ cultural shift has been as dramatic as the shift in the Mets’ record from 77-85 … Read more
The NL East title can’t be won in August, let alone one series, even if it’s five games. But the Mets at least give themselves a little more room to breathe. A strong start from David Peterson and Max Scherzer, as well as outstanding offensive performances by Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso, prompted the Mets … Read more
A complete Mets, playing the best baseball game of the season and establishing their promise against a team with goodwill for post-season. They entered a five-game set against the Braves for first place in the NL East, and the Mets would finish the series in the same spot after riding four home runs and Edwin … Read more