3 UP 1. That Looked Like Familia It’s become quite en vogue to over-focus on the World Series blown saves and the Conor Gillapsie home run in the Wild Card Game last year. However, those moments obfuscate the truth. The truth is that when healthy, Jeurys Familia is one of the best closers in the game. We were reminded of that over the weekend. With temporary closer AJ Ramos struggling,...
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This has been an ugly season for the New York Mets. Remember the Travis d’Arnaud game-winning home run in the 16th inning? That was April 13th! Back then, the Mets were cruising with a 7-3 record; however, an over-exhausted bullpen led to a losing streak. It was painful, but the real undoing came in the form of injuries. Lucas Duda hyperextended his elbow. Wilmer Flores suffered from a...
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Hansel Robles threw two no-hit innings against the Washington Nationals yesterday afternoon. Before that, he had allowed at least two runs in four of his previous six appearances. Before that, he had allowed only one run in 14.2 innings. No word describes Robles better than “inconsistent,” an adjective you don’t want describing you if you’re a relief pitcher. The...
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Today, the New York Mets will play a double-header against the Atlanta Braves. Chris Flexen and Seth Lugo will get game one and two respectively. Game one begins at 4:10 p.m. Yesterday, the Mets lost a close on to their rivals, the Washington Nationals. Brandon Nimmo homered in the game against CY Young front-runner, Max Scherzer. Jacob deGrom went six innings and gave up three runs in the loss....
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When the season began, Jacob deGrom made one goal clear: He wanted to pitch 200 innings in 2017. It’s now the end of September and he has succeeded. After pitching six strong frames against the Nationals Sunday afternoon, deGrom sits at 201.1 innings on the season. He officially reached the mark when he struck out Trea Turner for the second out in the fourth inning. He spoke to reporters...
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The Washington Nationals (94-61) defeated the New York Mets (66-89) by a score of 3-2 at Citi Field Sunday afternoon. Pitching Jacob deGrom started for the Mets needing 14 outs to reach his goal of pitching 200 innings in the regular season (he had pitched 216 innings in 2015 including the playoffs). After striking out five Nationals in the first two innings, Trea Turner touched him up for a...
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