On Sunday, David Wright admitted that perhaps he returned a bit prematurely from the spinal stenonsis that caused him to miss more than four months of the regular season. He told Barry M. Bloom of MLB.com that he will sit down with his doctors during the offseason and determine a routine that will keep him active and productive on a regular basis next season. “I’m hoping that it...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Andy Love The sickening feeling that the Mets blew a world championship within their grasp will likely (hopefully) recede. The visions of Lucas Duda’s wild throw, Daniel Murphy’s porous glove, Yoenis Cespedes’ soccer-style fielding, and Jeurys Familia’s ill-advised quick pitch will likely (hopefully) fade. And then we can appreciate that this team...
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Despite the Mets devastating loss to the Royals in the World Series, Curtis Granderson is already looking forward to next year. Granderson expects the team to build off their success this season and believes they can return to the World Series again in 2016. “I’m excited about everything that we have… The confidence will be high, but we definitely have to continue to do some more work, get...
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Following the aftermath of the Mets’ World Series defeat, Ron Darling had a lot to say about the final moments of the team’s season. Darling was critical of Collins’ decision to let Harvey pitch the 9th inning, and he also accused the Mets’ starter of bullying his manager. “He managed with his heart there and not his mind. What you have to do there is the unkind thing to...
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I know it’s painful right now – but the future looks bright… And so it has ended. The 2015 roller-coaster season came to a crashing halt on the franchise´s first ever November game. Yes, the team´s biggest flaws – infield defense and setup relief – were exposed in the World Series and especially late in Games 4 and 5. The Mets got beaten by a deserving World Champion Kansas City...
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Here are the grim facts: The Mets were tied or in the lead 77% of the time in the 2015 World Series. They were tied or ahead for 41 of the 53 innings. And while you would not be wrong in claiming our dormant offense had much to do with our demise, you can now with pinpoint precision boil this series down to… Three pitches. Two World Series games we led in the 9th, another in the 8th, and...
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