Talkin’ Mets: Remembering David Wright
Tonight I am joined by Greg Prince of Faith & Fear in Flushing to remember the career of David Wright [iframe]<iframe...
Read More
Author: Former Writer
The Mets’ BABIP Problem Might Be A HR Problem
Tom Verducci published an excellent piece earlier this week about what he calls, “The Mystery of Flushing”. The quick and dirty of it is that the Mets have consistently run a far lower batting average on balls in play at home than they have on the road—without a discernable cause— and the end result is that the Mets’ home offense has struggled significantly. Here is a...
Read More
Game Recap: Syndergaard Dominates, Mets Offense Explodes In 8-0 Win
Noah Syndergaard pitched seven shutout innings and the Mets offense crushed four home runs to defeat the Boston Red Sox, 8-0, to extend their winning streak to four games. The Pitching Noah Syndergaard (12-3, 3.26 ERA) bounced back from a rocky start against the Philadelphia Phillies to deliver a shutdown performance against baseball’s best team. He struck out six batters but had to work out of...
Read More
Who Will Take the Mantle From David Wright?
The last few weeks of this disappointing 2018 season now will have a celebratory, yet somber, overtone with the announcement of the end of David Wright’s career. Although I have taken a cold and business approach to Wright that last few weeks, it doesn’t preclude me to feel sadness and a component of “what-if” to Wright’s career. The days after September 29th will...
Read More
Time For Mets, Wright to Move On
In a perfect world, David Wright would come back this September, be completely healthy and be a contributing member of the organization on the field for the remaining two years of his contract. Unfortunately, the baseball gods do not exist and best-case scenarios for an individual suffering from spinal stenosis doesn’t lend itself to that rosy outlook. That’s why the outrage from the...
Read More
