Good morning, Mets fans! After getting swept by the Brewers, the Mets return to Citi Field Tuesday afternoon to take on the Marlins in a doubleheader. Pitching rotations for the games have not been announced. The doubleheader’s first pitches are set for 4:10 p.m. and 20 minutes after the conclusion of the first game. The games will be broadcast on WCBS 880 and WQBU 92.7 and can be seen on...
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The New York Mets and the phrases “postseason contention” or “wild-card contention” were mentioned quite a bit this weekend, and none of it was for good reasons. First, it was wild-card contention and how the St. Louis Cardinals’ incredible winning streak — coupled with the Mets’ ability to lose consistently — officially eliminated New York from...
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With the Mets officially out of playoff contention, mental energies are shifting toward the offseason. The Mets clearly have a litany of issues to work out once the season ends next weekend, from who is going to lead their baseball operations down to sorting out the minor-league development staff. Somewhere among all that will be addressing who will be playing for the 2022 iteration of the New...
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With the conclusion of the 2021 season on the horizon, the New York Mets will soon embark on one of the most important offseasons in recent memory. Speculation will continue about who team owner Steve Cohen will bring in as the next President of Baseball Operations, with Sandy Alderson set to return to his role as team president with a focus on the business aspect of the organization. No matter...
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Unfortunately for the Mets, the above headline does not bring to mind much good news. Before Saturday’s game concluded, New York was already eliminated from winning the NL East, by virtue of a Phillies win. By weekend’s end, the Mets were swept out of Milwaukee and watched the Brewers celebrate their own division title on Sunday afternoon. In a weekend where the team did not win a...
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The best pitched game of Johan Santana’s Mets career? Most would naturally say the no-hitter on June 1, 2012 and you’d find little argument against it. But considering the circumstances, a case can be made for the penultimate day of the regular season 13 years ago — part of an emotional weekend with the playoffs at stake and Shea Stadium’s days numbered. Facing...
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