With just days until the All-Star, it’s remarkable how consistent the NL East has remained during the first half of 2021. Mediocre? Yes. But, consistently so. The Mets are pretty good. They just took two-of-three from both the Yankees and Brewers. They’re the only team in the division with a winning record and have sat in first by themselves for over two months. Them at the top and Marlins at...
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There’s nothing like winning a series in the Bronx to boost morale. Losing three-of-four in Atlanta – by a combined 35-13 score – was less than ideal, but taking two-of-three from the flailing Yankees made the Braves series seem like a distant memory. As far as position players go, the offense is almost completely whole at this point and seems like it may finally be coming around. In their two...
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At the beginning of June, the Washington Nationals were jockeying with the Marlins for last place in the division. Now, as the calendar officially flips to July, not only are they in second place, they’re closing in a hurry – just two games behind the division-leading Mets. For their part, New York finished the month at .500, a welcome development for a team with the Mets injury problems and...
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For the second consecutive day, a team made sure to set up their rotation so they had a pitcher with a good curveball face the Mets. And for a while, it worked. Like last week, Charlie Morton was virtually untouchable for two-thirds of Tuesday’s game, but his one bad curve hung a little too much and James McCann sent it into the seats, leading to a 4-3 comeback win for the Mets in Atlanta. Tylor...
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For the second consecutive week, the Mets finished their most recent seven-day stretch no worse – or better – for wear than they started it. The week featured identical four-game sets with the Braves and Phillies, each with a doubleheader to start the series. Both series ended in splits, which isn’t great considering all eight games came at home, where the Mets entered the week with the best...
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