After a 4-6 road trip in which the Mets lost six of their last eight contests, they knew this game against an NL East rival was a big early season moment and they came through with flying colors with a 5-1 win. In fact if you were building a pre-season blueprint based on the roster, this would have been the perfect picture-solid starting pitching plus timely hitting that gave a trio of relievers...
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Entering play on Monday the Mets vaunted rotation, which they felt would be a massive strength for them in 2019, is currently dead last in the National League in starters ERA with an ugly 5.64 mark. Defending Cy Young winner Jacob deGrom, and fellow righties Noah Syndergaard and Zack Wheeler have all had stretches of dominance which should lead the club to believe they’ll ultimately settle...
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I discuss the Mets pitching woes and why I am more worried about the bullpen versus the starting rotation. Hear my criticism of Mickey Callaway’s handling of the Jacob deGrom news and why there shouldn’t be outrage over Edwin Diaz only handling the ninth inning. [iframe]<iframe...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Metropolitans return home to open up a ten game home stand after a tough road trip that saw them drop six out of their 10 games. Noah Syndergaard struggled on Sunday as he was tagged for six runs, four of which were earned over five innings of work. The Cardinals took the rubber match by a score of 6-4. Steven Matz and the Mets will look for some revenge against Jake...
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Things could seemingly only go up for Jason Vargas following his last performance in Atlanta on April 13th where he retired just one batter prior to being pulled in the first inning by manager, Mickey Callaway. Vargas, 36, showed some signs of improvement against a tough Cardinals team as he went four innings while allowing one run on three hits and both walking and striking out three batters in...
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