How about a Norse analogy for the celebration of our own nation’s independence? Noah “Thor” Syndergaard goes into the belly of the beast, Dodger Stadium itself, and matches arguably the greatest pitcher in the league over the past three years. T’was no rainbow bridge in this tale. Just one of the visitor unfriendliest venues in all of Major League Baseball. If I were to...
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You know that feeling you get when you do something so amazing–like make an insane basketball trick shot or miraculously catch a falling box of cereal just before it crashes to the ground–you even surprise yourself, but you look around and no one witnessed you do it, like it’s just been wasted? I can only imagine that this is the feeling the entire New York Mets pitching staff...
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As we sit here on July 2nd at 40-40, we see a New York Mets pitching staff that has rigorously outperformed their defensive and hitting production. In this mid-season pitching report card, I give both a statistical and non-statistical review for each Mets starting pitcher through June 30. Listed below are the statistical categories that I use in this evaluation and the reasons those...
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Stat Line: 7.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 8 SO, 1 BB Bartolo Colon proved to be the only positive takeaway from last night’s game against the Chicago Cubs. In this article I will touch on Colon’s sharp two-seam fastball and strong game plan that led to his success against the Cubs lineup. Two-seam Success Colon’s two-seam fastball accounted for 62% of his outs during his performance last night. The...
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Manager Terry Collins addressed with reporters what we posted about on Monday, and that is the grueling schedule that lies ahead for the Mets in July. Collins says his plan is to tell the team not to worry about who they’re playing and focus on the here and now. “We know what we’re facing,” Collins said. “It’s the big leagues, and that is what it’s supposed to be. You’ve got to play good...
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