Author: Dilip Sridhar

Mets Minors Recap: Lagares Plays Nine Innings For Bingo

Oklahoma City Dodgers (59-52) 6, Las Vegas 51s (43-70) 5 Box Score Victor Cruzado CF: 2-for-3, Run, HR, RBI, BB Dominic Smith 1B: 0-for-4, BB, K Cody Decker LF: 1-for-5, Run, HR, 3 RBI, K Cruzado had a big game coming in for Matt Reynolds early in the game. Reynolds and Pedro Lopez both got ejected. The 51s were trailing 5-2 late but Cody Decker came off the bench to smack a three-run home run...

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Batting Order Is Vastly Overrated

Recently, Kevin Kernan of the NY Post said the Mets are screwing up Michael Conforto by making him their leadoff hitter and not letting him hit in the middle of the order. Conforto has easily been the Mets best hitter and has not even been close. His OBP, slugging percentage, wOBA (weighted on base average), and wRC+ are all first on the team by a good margin. Metrics say the best hitter should...

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Morning Briefing: A Tale of Spin City

Good Morning, Mets fans! This afternoon, the Mets will take on the best team in baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers. The pitching matchup will be the darlings of spin rate, Seth Lugo and Rich Hill. The game will be on at 4:10 p.m. Last night was a tough game to watch. Yu Darvish was on his game while Jacob deGrom struggled with his command and the long ball. Amed Rosario singled and stole a base...

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Morning Briefing: Robles Feels Pinch, Then Walks It Off

Good Morning, Mets fans! Tonight, the New York Mets will take on the historic Los Angeles Dodgers at 7:10 p.m. The pitching matchup is certainly worth watching with Jacob deGrom facing Yu Darvish. Amed Rosario is making his home debut. Yesterday’s game was another walk-off loss for the Mets against Colorado. Hansel Robles walked home Nolan Arenado in the ninth to end it. Yoenis Cespedes...

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Rapid Reaction: Another Robles Meltdown Leads To Rockies 5-4 Win Over Mets

The New York Mets lost the rubber match of their three game set to the Colorado Rockies by the score of 5-4 on Thursday afternoon. Pitching Rafael Montero was a mixed bag in this one. He started out well and showed some positive signs but struggled facing the dangerous heart of the Rockies order. He was also plagued with the long ball, but on a more promising note, he only walked one and got...

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