This is how it was supposed to be all along: Good offense, dominant pitching and winning. But as we have come to learn, games like Friday and Saturday have been few and far between for the Mets in 2017. New York’s split personality pitching staff showed its positive side Saturday night with a solid performance from starter Seth Lugo. After an awful outing against the Nationals prior to the...
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It’s been a sobering season for the Mets to say the least. A slew of pitching injuries, diminished returns from the disabled list, and underperforming players have made them prey to practically any team that has a pulse. The Cardinals may not be at the bottom of the heap, but at two games under .500, they should be fair game for a ball club that desperately needs to find its footing. Losing...
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A day after the Mets bullpen made a mess of Steven Matz’s masterful seven innings, starter Seth Lugo crashed and burned at the batting gloved-hands of the Nationals explosive line-up. The Mets have been the Nationals’ bitch this season with Daniel Murphy avenging his former team like a vindictive jilted lover. As difficult as it is to witness Murphy perpetually punish Mets pitching, the...
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It was mission accomplished in Miami as the Mets took the rubber match against the Marlins heading into a three game series against the hapless Phillies at Citi Field. Securing back-to-back victories may not be something to write home about, but it shows much improvement in a pitching rotation that looked like it was put out to pasture just a mere week ago. Thursday night Seth Lugo gave the Mets...
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As the 50th anniversary of the Summer Of Love swirled through the streets of San Francisco, the Giants were snubbed in a three-game sweep by a Mets team that’s been dealing with a heap of heartbreak of their own. Mets starter Rafael Montero had a lot of lady luck in Las Vegas this season, but as a pitcher in the Big Leagues his dominance in Triple-A turned into major disappointment with a...
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