Major League Baseball and the Baseball Writers’ Association of America on Wednesday announced the Cy Young Award winners for 2025. For the first time since 2000, there was a repeat winner in the American League, as Detroit’s Tarik Skubal took home the Cy Young Award for the second consecutive year. Pedro Martinez was the last pitcher to win the award in back-to-back years for the AL, doing...
Kodai Senga is objectively really good. He might even be great. What we do know is he’s a legitimate National League Cy Young contender, nearly a dozen starts into his 2025 campaign. And, as he improved to 6-3 on the season in New York’s 8-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday, he reminded all of us that he might just be the most under-the-radar ace in the sport. After giving...
Remember when Sean Manaea couldn’t make it out of the fifth inning this year? When he would flash the strikeout stuff, but also walk too many batters and hand the ball to the bullpen with at least twelve outs to get. Well, that was first half Manaea. And when the Mets started winning toward the All-Star break, Manaea continued to work, dropped his arm slot, and has turned out an ace-like...
Forty years ago, Shea Stadium was the place to be—especially when Dwight Gooden took the mound. Never mind anything playing on Broadway—this was the hottest show in town. Fans who were once avoided the park in Flushing, New York were now coming in droves to witness a teenager overwhelm elders with his fastball and fool them with a knee-bending curve that earned the reverential nickname,...
We’re looking back at the 50th anniversary of the Mets’ 1973 National League pennant-winning team by reviewing the most inspirational figures of that remarkable run. Last but not least, “The Franchise,” who stood out again as the finest pitcher in baseball. In the pantheon of great seasons from the greatest player in Mets’ history, this season isn’t at the top. And...
The Mets and Marlins were playing for two different reasons on Tuesday night. Before the game, the Marlins were 79-73 and needed a win to remain in the third National League wildcard slot. Meanwhile, the Mets, who were nine games behind the Marlins in the standings, had their rookie sensation Kodai Senga pitching. And Tuesday’s start was another opportunity for the rookie to cement his...
This has been a very, very good week for the New York Mets. After landing their big white whale in David Stearns, the Mets proceeded to put on an absolute show for their new president of baseball operations by taking three out of four against the Arizona Diamondbacks. By taking down a team in the thick of the wild card race in the National League, the Mets proved again they aren’t punting...
It took five years, six months, and one day for the Mets to try and atone for their greatest mistake. With the Cincinnati Reds, Tom Seaver compiled a record of 75-46 with an ERA of 3.18 and a 116 ERA+ while also tossing his only no-hitter. No amount of time, five-plus years or five minutes, was sufficient for Mets fans to adjust to seeing their favorite in colors other than orange and blue. In...
This offseason, we’re looking at the Mets’ history with free agency, particularly their best and worst uses of money. As far as the top signings go, we’ve featured Rick Reed, R.A. Dickey, Robin Ventura, and (at No. 7) Max Scherzer. Next up, it’s another pitcher who, when he signed, was already destined to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Tom Glavine’s Mets career is...
This offseason, we’re looking at the Mets’ history with free agency: their best uses of money and their worst. The latest was a third baseman who delivered a terrific debut season capped by one of the greatest moments in franchise history. Now comes the shocking free-agent landing of 2021 that should have reverberations for years to come. The prevailing narrative was “nobody...
This is yet another massive off-season for the New York Mets and one of their biggest decisions will be whether or not their star pitcher, Jacob deGrom remains with the team. If they don’t bring back their longtime ace, then reports suggest three-time Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander could be the preferred replacement. It is a choice that could have significant implications way down...
Dwight Gooden was the No. 5 overall draft pick in 1982 and quickly climbed the minor league ranks in 1983. Still, it was impossible to conceive this kind of a first season—one which easily earned him the National League Rookie of the Year. No Mets pitcher—not Tom Seaver, not Jacob deGrom, and not Matt Harvey—began his career with a better blend of fanfare and success than “Dr. K.” He...
