A move should be judged on whether or not it made sense at the time, not whether or not it worked out in the end. That’s my philosophy, at least. But it doesn’t matter if you agree… because Terry Collins flunked both tests last night. After an error (the mistake made by Wilmer Flores, not the one the official scorer made in ruling the play a hit) put runners on first and third...
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The Mets gave away Dillon Gee’s number to Logan Verrett on Thursday, the latest in a series of indications that Sandy Alderson’s endgame is to eventually give away Dillon Gee. Gee, who has posted a miserable 5.90 ERA this season, was designated for assignment earlier this week, removing him from the 40-man roster and giving the Mets 10 days to trade him, release him (and pay his full...
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The Mets (36-32) fell 7-1 to the Blue Jays (36-32) on Thursday night in Toronto. Bartolo Colon pitched for the Mets and got knocked around, allowing seven runs (six earned, although it should have been less) on nine hits (see above) and a walk in 4.1 innings, striking out four. RA Dickey, the only other active starting pitcher over the age of 40, opposed Bartolo in the first matchup of...
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The Mets (36-31) fell to the Blue Jays (35-32) by a score of 8-0 on Wednesday night in Toronto. Jon Niese took the hill for the Mets and pitched well, going seven innings while allowing three runs on seven hits and four walks, striking out six. Toronto took an early lead they would never relinquish in the bottom of the second, when Kevin Pillar’s RBI single made Niese pay for a pair of...
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Matt Harvey pitched last night, and the Mets won. Don’t take it for granted. After winning their ace’s first five starts, the Mets had lost five of the last seven games in which Harvey took the mound, going into last night’s game. Of course, that’s not all Harvey’s fault— on May 18th, his season ERA stood at 1.98 despite the team having dropped two of his last...
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