At some point in the dark days of January and February, when it actually seemed like there might not be a baseball season, there must have been a day when Buck Showalter allowed himself to think about what the perfect day on the field might look like for him. New club. Surely, that would involve … Read more
The NL East title can’t be won in August, let alone one series, even if it’s five games. But the Mets at least give themselves a little more room to breathe. A strong start from David Peterson and Max Scherzer, as well as outstanding offensive performances by Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso, prompted the Mets … Read more
The NL East title in August can’t be won, let alone one series, even if it’s five games. But the Mets at least give themselves a little more room to breathe. A strong start from David Peterson and Max Scherzer, as well as outstanding offensive performances by Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso, prompted the Mets … Read more
After nearly coming back from an eight-round deficit Friday night, the Mets made it a lot easier on themselves to start their double header on Saturday. Of course, it pays to have Francisco Lindor and David Peterson have the kind of games they’ve played. The Mets clinched the lead in the first half, going on … Read more
After nearly coming back from a deficit of eight runs on Friday night, the Mets made things much easier for themselves to start with their double header on Saturday. Of course, it pays to have Francisco Lindor and David Peterson have the kind of games they’ve played. The Mets clinched the lead in the first … Read more
It was the top of the second half, the Citi Field scoreboard said the Atlanta 8 and Mets 0 you can at least take solace in the fact that the team at least won’t need Edwin Diaz for this. But even if the closest is not available 24 hours after he scored the first six … Read more
With a double header looming on Saturday, the Mets can’t afford a short start on Friday night. But Taiguan Walker gave them that short start, fearful of potential injury and a deficit of eight runs in one fell swoop. Walker’s night ended before he could score a fourth, and the Mets dug a huge hole … Read more
With a double header looming on Saturday, the Mets can’t afford a short start on Friday night. But Taiguan Walker gave them that short start, fearful of potential injury and a deficit of eight runs in one fell swoop. Walker’s night ended before he could score a fourth, and the Mets dug a huge hole … Read more
Seven Braves Up and Six Braves Down, Courtesy of Edwin Diaz. Six teams approached the best players in the world one night when the Mets showed strength, poise and everything the team wanted to show at the start of a five-game streak with an unfair opponent. Diaz grew to the terrifying force of nature, Mo … Read more