Author: Patrick Glynn

Morning Briefing: Neil Walker Announces Retirement

Good morning, Mets fans! The team released a statement on Tuesday about the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. “After 10 hours of deliberation,” the statement began, “the jury has found Derek Chauvin guilty.” It continues: This is bigger than baseball. Let us honor the memory of George Floyd by continuing to work reconciliation and healing by...

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Mets Offense Continues Cold Snap in 3-1 Loss to Cubs

The Mets lost to the Cubs 3-1 Tuesday night in a game played in near-freezing temperatures. Tensions of the Mets’ struggles boiled over tonight as the game featured ejections of starter Taijuan Walker and Luis Rojas. The pitching, especially the bullpen with 4.1 scoreless innings, kept the Mets in the game once again, though, allowing just three runs on four hits. (Six walks from Walker...

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3 Up, 3 Down: Mets’ Top Starters Shine In Series Win vs. Rockies

The Mets weathered yet another postponement and won two out of three against the Colorado Rockies, with all three games being played within about 24 hours of each other after a doubleheader Saturday and an afternoon game Sunday. The offense continued to sputter, but the starting rotation kept the Mets in games (if not flat-out won games) as they held the Rockies to 11 runs across the series...

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Mets Opener vs Colorado Postponed Until Saturday

Are you used to this yet? For the seventh time in two-plus weeks, the Mets had their game postponed, this time due to snowfall in Denver. Though official word hasn’t come from the team, MLB.com’s schedule shows Friday’s game versus the Colorado Rockies as postponed with a makeup on Saturday in a back-to-back doubleheader starting at 5:10 p.m. EST. The second game will start...

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3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Sweep Phillies In Rain-Shortened Series

  The Mets offense finally showed some level of consistency, scoring four, four, and five runs in three wins against the Phillies this week, but a fourth game got rained out, adding to an already-extensive list of doubleheaders over the rest of the season with more bad weather on the horizon. For now, let’s talk about the three-game sweep, albeit in a shortened series, of the...

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