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Morning Briefing: Astros Best Scherzer in Game 3 Win

Good morning, Mets fans! Wednesday night, the lone game on the docket was the Houston Astros going into Arlington to take on the Texas Rangers in Game 3 of the ALCS. The major headline heading into the game was the return of former Met Max Scherzer, who would make his postseason debut as a Ranger. The last time he was on the mound in October, it did not go well, to say the least, Scherzer went 4...

No-Han: Ten Years Later

No-hitters come in a variety of ways. But for the New York Mets before June 1, 2012, it had not been presented to them in any fashion. Then came the 8,020th game for the franchise—started on the Citi Field mound by Johan Santana. It may not have been the best pitching performance in Mets history, but it was certainly unlike any that had preceded it. Tom Seaver, Nolan Ryan, Dwight Gooden, and...

Mets To Commemorate Johan Santana’s Historic No-Hitter

The New York Mets have announced that they will commemorate Johan Santana’s historic no-hitter this season. In a statement released by the organization on Monday, the Mets revealed that they would host a pre-game ceremony commemorating the 10th anniversary of Santana’s no-hitter on Tuesday, May 31, before the game against the Washington Nationals. If you need reminding, although that...

Amazin’ Memories: Mets Blank Phillies in Series of Shutouts

There are times when it’s tough to be a Mets fan. Perhaps you remember when the Mets held a commanding seven-game lead with 17 games to play in 2007, and then collapsed to their rival from down the Turnpike. Or perhaps you recall 2008, when the Amazin’s held a 3.5 game lead in September with only 17 games to play, before becoming the first team ever to blow a 3.5-game lead in...

On This Date: Mets Trade R.A. Dickey To Blue Jays

Today marks the seven year anniversary of the trade I’ve referred to as The Game Changer for the New York Mets. It was on this day in 2012, that Sandy Alderson dealt the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for a package that included top prospects Travis d’Arnaud, Noah Syndergaard and Wuilmer Becerra. The Mets also received catcher John Buck in the...

Random Mets: Pat Misch Throws Complete Game Shutout

Bartolo Colon, Steven Matz, Zack Wheeler, Orlando Hernandez, Livan Hernandez, Dock Ellis, Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Pat Misch all have one thing in common from their days with the Mets. One complete game shutout. Misch – a soft-tossing left-hander that finished with a career 4.80 ERA – threw one of the most improbable games in Mets history on September 27, 2009. The competitive...

Morning Briefing: Dodgers Will Fight to Stay Alive Tonight

Tonight will be Game 5 of the World Series. Chris Sale will face Clayton Kershaw at Chavez Ravine. The series will go back to Boston after tonight if Los Angeles can win. Last night, the Dodgers had a 4-0 lead but their bullpen gave up eight runs and they lost by a score of 9-6 to fall behind in the series 3-1. Latest Mets News It looks like Brodie Van Wagenen will be the next head of baseball...

The Top 10 Worst Scoring Mets Teams Since 1980

To follow up the 10 best offensive clubs since the 80s, it’s only fitting to list the 10 lease offensive (or depending on the context – the most offensive) teams since 1980.  While we are not too far removed from the Times-O-Plenty, we’ve recently been mired in Several Seasons of Drought. The 10 Worst Scoring Mets Teams since 1980 1.      1981 – 547 runs – 3.38 runs per game 2.      1983 – 575...

This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty: The “Oh, Sandy” Edition

Sometimes I wonder why I even read some Mets related posts on Facebook or Twitter. If you were to gauge the Mets fan base on the way General Manager, Sandy Alderson has run the team, well you would think that this team was based out of Miami. Yes, I realize that the lunatic fringe faction of our fan base ( a small  – yet loud minority) will never be satisfied with Alderson until this team...

The 2010 Mets: Where Are They Now?

If you are a Mets fan, you know that David Wright is still with team, or that Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran are in Toronto and St. Louis, respectively. But what happened to guys like Nick Evans or Rod Barajas? We have the answers. 11 Players who made it into a game in 2010 with the Mets, are still employed by the team. That would be the aforementioned David Wright, Ike Davis, Ruben Tejada...

Meet The Best Catching Prospect That Nobody Talks About

Last week, when I saw those words in my title leading off a paragraph about Kevin Plawecki, the first thing that came to my mind was that the author was obviously frequenting too many of the the wrong sites. Had he come to Metsmerized for the dope on Plawecki, he may have been talking about him for as long as I have. That said, Nathaniel Stoltz of FanGraphs puts Plawecki on his list of five...

2012 Mets Castoffs Have Not Had Much Success In ’13

Former-Met Scott Hairston was dealt on Monday to the Washington Nationals after struggling mightily with the Cubs in 2013. While in hot pursuit of free agent outfielder Michael Bourn, Chicago swept Hairston out from under the feet of the Amazin’s front office, forcing Sandy’s “What Outfield?” Mets into the spotlight. Many, myself included, criticized Alderson for allowing...

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