Poor defense and a lack of offense were the main driving forces behind a tough weekend for the New York Mets. The Mets dropped the first Subway Series of the year, losing two out of three to the Yankees in the Bronx. There wasn’t a whole lot to get excited about this weekend, either. Sure, the bullpen was absolutely money in the second game of the series. That win also featured some clutch...
The annual New York baseball showdown has seen its ebbs and flows since interleague play was created over 25 years ago. Recently, with both teams profiling as contenders, it’s felt a lot more like the late 90s and early 2000s. When it began in 1997, it was more than just a novelty. City bragging rights were on the line, and the stakes were heightened further when the teams met in the World...
The New York Mets are officially the kings of New York City. The team from Queens won both games against the Yankees in the Bronx, sweeping the season Subway series for the first time since 2013. In doing so, the Mets really proved their playoff credentials in a big way. There’s still a lot of baseball to be played, but the Mets, as is currently constituted, look legit. They could be even...
We got to see two very different sides of the New York Mets yet again during the Subway Series this week. On Tuesday, we witnessed the type of team that could make a really deep run in the postseason and really compete for a World Series. However, it isn’t that straightforward with this team and we saw their bad side on Wednesday as the Mets split both this series and the four-game season...
