The Houston Astros advance to their first ever ALCS, as starting pitchers were the new relievers in the playoffs at Fenway Park Monday afternoon. It was a heartbreaking 5-4 loss for a Boston team all too familiar with a big comeback when on the brink of elimination. A day after David Price saved the Red Sox season with four scoreless innings, Chris Sale looked to mimic his pitching pal until...
Read More
For the next six months my husband will welcome the sight of me shaking my head in front of the TV without having to question, “The Mets?” My relationship with the only baseball team I’ve ever loved had its share of difficulties this season. Without getting into too many details, let’s just say while I was in the bedroom, the Mets were sleeping on the couch. In a year fraught with a flurry of...
Read More
The plight of Mets pitching was on full display against the Phillies Friday night at Citizen’s Bank Park. Matt Harvey’s final performance of the season ended as futile as it began in New York’s 6-2 loss in the first game of their final series. The right-hander’s 6.70 ERA also set a record for highest by any player in franchise history with at least 90 innings tossed. Showing...
Read More
On Tuesday night at Citi Field, a meaningless matchup between two teams far removed from post season play had special significance for a rookie trying to make his mark with the Mets. The struggling Travis Taijeron collected his first career walk-off hit – a single on a line drive to left field in the Mets 4-3 win over the Braves. Rafael Montero, in his first quality start in September, limited...
Read More
With 10 games left on their docket and expectations far removed from the equation, I feel a sense of relief that the Mets miserable season is finally coming to a close. It’s just a shame that Terry Collins last hurrah was laden with so many hardships. The abundance of blown leads, first inning pitching implosions and a slew of unfortunate Sundays has been painful to endure. It’s as if I...
Read More
