Failure? The Mets fell short of the ultimate prize, winning the National League Championship but losing to the Kansas City Royals, the one team in the Adulterated League they matched up poorly with, in the World Series. Maybe it was the somewhat reduced expectations, but I wouldn’t call this year a failure. Actually it is a … Read more
Quite a comedown since November 1, huh? Despite the somewhat unseasonal warmth we’ve had here in the northeast, the baseball winter has begun. Since there are no games being played, baseball-related sites will depend on trade rumors and free agent signing speculation to generate clicks. This will further elevate the expectations for Mets GM Sandy Alderson and the Wilpon family … Read more
Author’s Note: The main point of this post is based on some pre-game remarks made last night by former Mets’ pitcher Ron Darling. The editorializing is all mine. If you reject this premise, blame Ronnie! The Mets’ magic carpet ride crashed and burned last night at Citi Field. ICYMI, the Kansas City Royals defeated the … Read more
Per the suggestion of Argonbunnies, let’s have some discussion about the first two games. I’ll open with a few conversation starters … Game 1: – We’ve discussed here time and again that defense and fundamentals — i.e., “the little things” — are just as important as hitting for a championship club. That said, when Yoenis … Read more
…Daniel Murphy and Wilmer Flores play league-average defense. Y’know, if you had told me at the beginning of Spring Training that Sandy Alderson’s failure to land a bona-fide major league shortstop wouldn’t be an issue until the World Series, I probably would have been thrilled. Now, with the start of the Game One less than 36 … Read more
Thanks again to Joe Petruccio for the artwork above, and please check out his fantastic work on his Facebook page and Instagram. Watching Jeurys Familia drop to his knees after sealing the sweep almost made me do the same. As a very long suffering Mets’ fan it felt more likely that Familia would get beamed … Read more
It won’t go down in history as one of their better-played games, but the New York Mets outscored the Chicago Cubs 8-3 last night in Wrigley Field to win their fourth consecutive game of the National League Championship Series, securing a highly improbable berth in the 2015 World Series. More on that improbability later. The … Read more
(Editor’s Note: this post should have been published a week ago. Apologies to you and to Steve for the delay.) McKee McWins! Well done to McKee. With 90 wins he’s won the inaugural Mets Today “Mets-o-Meter.” Bravo! McKee… get in touch and I’ll get you some cheap but vitally important Mets’ merchandise that no-one could … Read more
