Morning Briefing: Mets Head to San Francisco

Good morning, Mets fans! After getting swept by the Dodgers, the Mets will take on the leaders of the NL West, the San Francisco Giants, tonight at 9:45 p.m. with Rich Hill slated to start. Latest Mets News Francisco Lindor’s lateral movement getting tested with some wide-ranging grounders at SS. He’s also the only #Mets player out early in full uniform. — David Lennon (@DPLennon) August...

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Mets Can’t Dodge Sweep as LA Pummels NY 14-4 Sunday

If moral victories counted, the Mets would have the best record in baseball. Sadly they don’t and New York finishes its series against the Los Angeles Dodgers with three actual losses. The Mets were placed in a near-insurmountable hole from the jump. Three runs from the Dodgers in the first inning is almost a death sentence for New York’s offense. Add another three runs to that in...

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MMO Game Thread: Dodgers vs Mets, 7:08 PM

The Mets try to avoid being swept tonight as they take on the Dodgers in the Sunday night game. The Mets have lost both games this weekend in extras. On Friday, they came back and tied the game but couldn’t respond to the Dodgers in the 10th. Last night, they couldn’t extend their lead beyond 1-0 and eventually fell 2-1 in the 10th. The still have an incredibly tough schedule ahead for the next...

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What Are Jacob DeGrom’s Options The Rest Of This Season?

The Mets received news Friday that Jacob deGrom, who’s been out since the All-Star break with various ailments, needs at least two more weeks for his elbow inflammation to calm down. Luis Rojas said deGrom’s injury has gotten better the two weeks he was shut down, but it’s not at the place it needs to be to start throwing again. (It should be noted that this suggestion came...

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Next Seven Days Will Tell If Mets Are Contenders Or Pretenders

If the New York Mets are truly serious about playing baseball in October, they better first start by winning games in August — and sadly, they are not. Losers of 10 of their last 15 games, the Mets look nothing like the playoff bound team they portend to be. Everyone in that clubhouse can sure talk a good game, but at the end of the day the only thing that matters are wins, and currently,...

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Taijuan Walker Flirts With No-Hitter In Best Second-Half Start

Taijuan Walker entered Saturday evening’s start with a 9.86 ERA in five starts since the All-Star Game. It’s been a rough second half for Walker, who was one of baseball’s best pitchers from April to early July. But in his game against the Dodgers in front of Citi Field’s largest crowd of the 2021 season, Walker put together an outing that reminded fans why he was named...

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