Author: Former Writer

Week 9 Mets Pitching Review: Familia A Perfect 15-For-15

A review of the latest turn through the Mets starting rotation: Name InningsThe Hits Runs (Earned Runs) Strikeouts Walks ERA (Season) WHIP (Season) Quality Start? Matt Harvey (3-6) 2.2 8 9(6) 2 2 5.77 1.66 No (9/3) Steven Matz (3-1) 7.0 3 2(2) 8 1 2.81 1.06 Yes (7/6) Jacob deGrom (3-1) 5.0 5 4(4) 7 3 3.07 1.24 No (7/4) Noah Syndergaard (5-2) 7.0 6 1(0) 11 0 1.94 0.98 Yes (9/8) Bartolo Colon...

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David Wright Has Shown Flashes Of Vintage Self

New York Mets third-baseman, David Wright, has been able to feel like his vintage self over the last few games. Between the walk-off single in Saturday’s thrilling extra-inning win over Milwaukee to his three-run bomb against Washington last night, Wright has shown flashes of his former greatness. For a few days he has gotten to play for that feeling of pure enjoyment, and not have to...

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The Dark Knight Will Rise Again

Mets right-hander Matt Harvey is still frustrated over his recent pitching struggles, but told ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin that he can solve his issues on the mound rather than skipping a start. “For me, taking time off isn’t going to do anything. It’s finding it on the mound,” Harvey said. “I’m not a quitter. I’m not going to just quit and put the...

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The Mets Bullpen Has Been MLB’s Best

The Mets bullpen is off to a great start in 2016. Just how good has it been, and is it for real? The answers: 1) very good, and 2) yes. It feels like a lifetime since the Mets bullpen was a strength in a year that mattered but, believe it or not, the Mets bullpen was 2nd best in baseball in 2006, at least according to WAR. The bullpen that year was headlined by Billy Wagner and Aaron Heilman,...

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The Z Files: Bartolo Colon’s Secret Sauce

The New York Mets maintained their Major League team lead in home runs belting three more (David Wright, Yoenis Cespedes and Neil Walker) during their 7-1 victory over the Washington Nationals. During the bottom of the first inning, the Nationals strung together three straight singles, two of which were seeing eye ground ball singles through the infield, leading to the Nationals one run.  From...

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