Author: Dilip Sridhar

Jacob DeGrom Has Been the Best Pitcher in the National League

On Saturday, Jacob deGrom further improved his Cy Young candidacy by pitching a complete game and allowing no earned runs. It lowered his season ERA to 1.71 and his ERA+ is now 217 (117 percent better than the league average). The common narrative has been Jacob deGrom is only beating Max Scherzer in ERA but in reality, it is more than that. Between the two, deGrom has Max beat in ERA, ERA+,...

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Game Recap: Mets Defeat Phillies 8-2 in Williamsport, Win Series

The New York Mets (54-69) defeated the Philadelphia Phillies (68-56) by a score of 8-2 to win this five-game series against their division rivals in Williamsport. Pitching Jason Vargas pitched this evening for the Mets and was effective for the second straight game. He set down the first seven guys to face him. Odubel Hererra got the first hit against him but Vargas got out of a jam by getting...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Look To Win Five-Game Series in Williamsport

Tonight, the Mets will be playing in Williamsport to settle the rubber game of this series with the Phillies. Jason Vargas will pitch for the Mets and teach those little leaguers how to be a Major Leaguer. The Mets won 3-1 yesterday. Jacob deGrom gave up one unearned run in a complete game to lower his ERA to 1.71. He’s way better than Max Scherzer right now. Latest Mets News Corey Oswalt...

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Morning Briefing: Lets Play Two!

Well the Mets have two games today. Steven Matz and Corey Oswalt will start for the Mets in the two games. The first game will be on Facebook only, sorry MySpace fans. Oswalt will start in the first game against the Phillies that begins at 4:05 p.m. and Matz will toss in the night cap which can be seen on SNY. Both games can be heard on 710 WOR. Yesterday, The Mets offense erupted for 16 runs...

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Game Recap: Mets Offense Takes Over in 16-5 Win Over Orioles

The New York Mets (51-67) defeated the Baltimore Orioles (36-85) by a score of 16-5 thanks to a nine-run sixth inning at Camden Yards. Pitching Zack Wheeler was the starter and he wasn’t as dominating as he has been recently. He gave up three hits in the first but only one run came across. In the second, he gave up a double and hit a batter but worked around that to hold the Orioles...

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