Blame whoever you want. Blame Terry Collins. Blame Scott Boras. Heck, even blame Matt Harvey if you want. But really it’s the bullpen you should be pointing fingers at this morning. Last night, after Matt Harvey pitched five dazzling innings of one-hit ball, he was removed from the game by his manager after throwing 77 pitches so that they could preserve him for a more significant role in the...
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The Mets gave away a 1-0 sixth inning lead through poor defense and below average bullpen performances, losing 11-2 in the rubber match of the subway series. Here are three takeaways from the loss. 1. Matt Harvey: 5 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 7 SO, 1 BB Once again, Harvey showed sharp movement and above average command with his off-speed pitches, throwing a 67.74% strike rate resulting in a strong 19.35%...
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I’m not a cocky, pompous or obnoxious baseball fan. I was brought up with the game, played it the right way, and have tremendous amounts of respect for the rules of the game. I don’t brag about my team, even when they’re doing good, and I am as fair as possible, giving credit where credit is due as well as trying to be as unbiased as possible. For a majority of my life, the...
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Former Mets All-Star catcher Mike Piazza threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Sunday’s Subway Series finale at Citi Field. He expressed confidence in the 2015 Mets as they move closer to clinching the playoffs for the first time in nine years. “You start believing you can beat anybody, that’s the key,” said Piazza. “It seems like they’re at that point...
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The Mets (84-65) were defeated by the New York Yankees (82-66) by a score of 11-2 tonight at Citi Field, and in the process dropping the rubber game. With the Washington Nationals also winning this afternoon, the Mets’ magic number remains at eight, and their lead in the division shrinks to six with thirteen left to play. Pitching: Matt Harvey got the start for the first time in twelve...
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Terry Collins told reporters before Sunday’s game that Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom will not skip a turn in the rotation as he had originally announced on Saturday. However, the Mets manager did not say when deGrom’s next outing would be, only that he wouldn’t be pitching on Tuesday against the Braves. Rookie right-hander Logan Verrett will start on Tuesday and I assume...
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