Blame whoever you want. Blame Terry Collins. Blame Scott Boras. Heck, even blame Matt Harvey if you want. But really it’s the bullpen you should be pointing fingers at this morning. Last night, after Matt Harvey pitched five dazzling innings of one-hit ball, he was removed from the game by his manager after throwing 77 pitches so that they could preserve him for a more significant role in the...
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The Mets gave away a 1-0 sixth inning lead through poor defense and below average bullpen performances, losing 11-2 in the rubber match of the subway series. Here are three takeaways from the loss. 1. Matt Harvey: 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 7 SO, 1 BB Once again, Harvey showed sharp movement and above average command with his off-speed pitches, throwing a 67.74% strike rate resulting in a strong 19.35%...
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Former Mets All-Star catcher Mike Piazza threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Sunday’s Subway Series finale at Citi Field. He expressed confidence in the 2015 Mets as they move closer to clinching the playoffs for the first time in nine years. “You start believing you can beat anybody, that’s the key,” said Piazza. “It seems like they’re at that point...
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I’ve written about the New York dynamic and the bitterness it tends to spur from Mets/Jets/Islanders crowd towards the Yankees/Giants/Rangers crowd in two different books now. It’s been going on forever. Howie Rose told me in two different interviews about the difference in recognition, credit, comparison, and pretty much everything else when it comes to the two fan bases. I mean the...
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On Friday night, Long Island born Steven Matz made his subway series debut and in grand fashion. Matz provided his childhood team growing up with six innings of one-run ball and gained the win. The Stony Brook born Matz moved his overall record to 4-0 as a major leaguer, and lowered his ERA to 1.80 for the season. Matz admitted to being a bit amped up in his first start against the New York...
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