A review of the latest turn through the Mets’ starting rotation: Name Innings Hits Runs (Earned Runs) Strikeouts Walks ERA (Season) WHIP (Season) Matt Harvey (0-1) 5.2 8 4(3) 2 2 4.76 1.765 Noah Syndergaard (1-0) 6.0 3 0 9 1 0.00 .667 Jacob deGrom (1-0) 6.0 5 1(1) 6 0 1.50 .833 Bartolo Colon (0-1) 6 5 1(1) 7 0 1.50 .833 Best Start: deGrom should get more credit for his performance in the...
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This thread is to get some Mets and podcast related comments, criticism and questions for tonight’s Talkin’ Mets show. It’s now been a week since Opening Night in Kansas City and a lot has transpired since then as the Mets head into this afternoon’s finale against the Philadelphia Phillies with a 2-2 record. We’ve seen Michael Conforto and Neil Walker hit the ground...
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In his first start of the season Bartolo Colon was solid. In six innings pitched he allowed five hits while only giving up one run. He struck out seven Phillies and had great control through the night, walking none. Unfortunately for the Mets the solo bomb by Ryan Howard in the fifth inning was all the Phillies would need to defeat the Metropolitans on Friday night. “Everything was good,” Colon...
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Yoenis Cespedes booed after striking out in the 8th inning, USA Today Well, that happened rather quickly. I think Mets fans took longer to boo Bobby Bonilla and Jason Bay than they did for Yoenis Cespedes. The same player who helped carry the Mets into the postseason last year, Cespedes has gone from a conquering hero to getting loudly booed after just four regular season games. Cespedes went...
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Change is the only constant for a minor league baseball fan. Rosters come and rosters go as the needs of the major league club are tended to. Just when a minor league fan gets familiar and comfortable with their team’s roster, they arrive at the park to discover key personnel have been elevated. It’s a way of life in the minor league game. In Binghamton, recent minor league seasons have been a...
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Bats on both sides fell mostly silent tonight as the Mets (2-2) were shut out 1-0 by the Phillies (1-4), their first home loss of the season. Pitching: Tonight was certainly a pitching duel, with both starters throwing pretty well. For the Mets, Bartolo Colon allowed one run on five hits over six innings of work. He struck out seven batters. Colon’s only blunder came in the fifth when...
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