3 UP 1. Walker’s Hitting Again Heading into the Milwaukee series, Neil Walker was hitting just .218/.298/.347. Walker broke out of his season long funk going 8-13 with two doubles, two homers, and six RBI. He’s an important bat that’s hitting once again. 2. The Mets Continue Scoring Runs In the three game set in Milwaukee, the Mets scored 17 runs. In the month of May, the Mets...
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As Mets fans shake their heads in dismay at what has happened to a promising season so quickly, there is much blame to go around. Fans can take their pick: Terry Collins’ horrific inability to handle the bullpen; the medical staff which has rushed players back from injury only to see longer term injuries debilitate and side line players; underachieving veterans; an assortment of injuries...
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This wasn’t supposed to be how Matt Harvey made his return to the mound Friday night in Milwaukee. The one-time ace of the New York Mets staff is quickly losing the flare and response his starts once had on fans; with hashtags celebrating Harvey Day on Twitter, fans donning Batman cowls in the stands, and the right-hander from Connecticut dazzling every fifth day on the mound. No, these...
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The starting rotation touted to be the best on paper has disintegrated into the laughing stock of the National League, as Sunday proved no lead is safe when Mets pitchers take the mound. Mother’s Day was no walk in Miller Park for Terry Collins’ battered boys of baseball, as the bullpen surrendered seven runs in a demoralizing 11-9 loss to the Brewers. The Mets have now lost four straight,...
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Everybody has a breaking point and after Sunday’s debacle in Milwaukee, I believe I’ve reached mine. I’m also praying that Sandy Alderson has reached his breaking point as well. As currently constructed, this team is not a playoff caliber team, not even close. We have a rotation that is seriously underwhelming and a bullpen that is hemorrhaging and bleeding out. Injuries have...
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