Author: John Sheridan

3 UP 1. Cespedes Looms Large In what was the biggest series of the year, Yoenis Cespedes was back to his old tricks. In the three games he started, he was 5-12 with four runs, a double, homer, and an RBI. Unfortunately, none of the Mets position players were able to really follow his lead. That was no more evident when he made a terrific throw to nail Bryce Harper at third, which could have...

New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said on Thursday that right-handed starter Noah Syndergaard may not begin his throwing program for another four weeks. Syndergaard, 24, hasn’t pitched since April 30 because of a partial tear of his right lat muscle. The Mets ace was 1-2 with a 3.29 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 32 strikeouts in 27.1 innings before landing on the disabled list with the lat...

3 UP 1. deComplete Game Jacob deGrom continued a terrific stretch of Mets pitching by allowing just one run in a complete game.  Other than the Addison Russell homer, no Cub reached third base.  It was a return to the dominant form deGrom had shown in his starts against the Pirates and Angels.  This start leads you to believe the hiccup against the Brewers and Rangers was a mechanical issue that...

One of the major reasons for the Mets run in 2015 was the Nationals bullpen. The bullpen that season had the third most blown saves in the National League. It was a bullpen those Mets beat up on to win some key games. In the push to win the division, the Mets swept the Nationals twice. The Nationals bullpen blew four of those six games, and the Mets got the win against the Nationals bullpen in...

There are times a manager is stuck playing a player because he doesn’t have a better option. There are times when a manager is stuck playing a player because that player has a big contract, and the team wants to try to extract as much value from the player as they can. There are other times when you play a player because you legitimately believe that player will improve. Then there is...