0 comments by Jon Lewin on 10/6/2016
I still like the idea of the wild card game, though I wouldn’t object to a rule banning Madison Bumgarner from such games. Still, it’s weird to see a team fight for a month and a half to get into the playoffs, only to see it end so quickly. But despite the abrupt conclusion, it […]
0 comments by Jon Lewin on 10/5/2016
Last year, I predicted the Mets would lose in the NLDS due to the Dodgers’ one-two punch of Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke. Then I thought that there was no way the Mets could handle the Cubs’ Jake Arrieta in the NLCS. So when people say that there’s no way the Mets can beat the […]
0 comments by Jon Lewin on 8/19/2016
Thursday night, Justin Ruggiano hit the home run that turned the Met season around. Or so I thought for all of half an inning, until Madison Bumgarner hit the home run that made meaningful games in September for the Mets that much more unlikely. Ruggiano was a Met for all of three games before landing […]
0 comments by Jon Lewin on 8/2/2016
Though I’m skeptical about the Mets’ postseason prospects, they are close enough that it made sense to trade for Jay Bruce. But what makes no sense is all the speculation that Bruce is insurance for Yoenis Cespedes opting out. The Mets have a pre-existing condition of offensive anemia, and this insurance plan will not cover […]
0 comments by Jon Lewin on 7/25/2016
On Sunday, Mike Piazza doubled the number of players wearing Met caps on their Hall of Fame plaques. Congratulations to Piazza and to the Mets! I’m glad the team will devote all of next weekend to celebrating Piazza making it to Cooperstown, because the opportunity for the Mets and their fans to celebrate this honor […]
0 comments by Jon Lewin on 7/2/2016
After two batters Thursday night, the Cubs led, 2-0, on a Kris Bryant homer. Squawker Lisa and I were at the game, and I told her it might be over. Starter Steven Matz was reportedly considering surgery for a bone spur. Even if the hurting Matz managed to prevent the powerful Cubs from further damage, […]
0 comments by Jon Lewin on 6/27/2016
From a strictly baseball standpoint, bringing back Jose Reyes is a good move. He hit .274 last year with 24 stolen bases in 116 games. The Mets gave up nothing to get him and only have to give him the minimum salary. But then there’s the reason he was so readily available – a 51-game […]
0 comments by Jon Lewin on 6/21/2016
Yes, those are the Subway Squawkers with Jeurys Familia! Last night, Hennessy V.S.O.P. Privilege hosted an event in association with LatinoBaseball.com to honor the Mets closer, and Lisa and I had the chance to ask him a few questions. Even though the Mets have the same record this season as they did at this point […]
0 comments by Jon Lewin on 6/4/2016
David Wright is out indefinitely. According to Buster Olney, there is no guarantee that he’ll ever play again. It’s a sad time for the franchise and the fans, but a critical time for Sandy Alderson to plan for the present and for the future. Squawker Lisa, you’ll be pleased to know that local media outlets […]
0 comments by Jon Lewin on 5/28/2016
The 1986 Mets were a 108-win team best remembered not for dominance, but for stirring comebacks when all seemed lost. On the first night of the 1986 anniversary weekend, the 2016 Mets dominated the Dodgers for eight innings, only to need a walk-0ff homer to avoid a disturbing loss. I was at the game with […]
0 comments by Jon Lewin on 5/24/2016
Eric Campbell in the starting lineup? A Met team in desperate need of offense turning to Kelly Johnson? It could be deja vu all over again! Johnson is one of the players mentioned by ESPN’s Adam Rubin and others as a potential replacement for the injured Lucas Duda. Campbell is playing first right now, but […]
0 comments by Jon Lewin on 5/20/2016
Three years ago, Squawker Lisa and I were at the first matchup of Matt Harvey vs. Stephen Strasburg. Met fans chanted “Harvey’s better,” and he was that night. Last night, we were there again as Met fans gave Harvey a new serenade – boos. Only two days ago, I wrote that it was Murphy’s Law […]
0 comments by Jon Lewin on 5/18/2016
Murphy’s Law states that anything that can go wrong will go wrong. But when Daniel Murphy returned to Citi Field for the first time since joining the Nationals, everything went right. The Mets beat the Nationals, 2-0, Noah Syndergaard outdueled Max Scherzer, Murphy got a well-deserved standing ovation his first time up, and Squawker Lisa […]
0 comments by Jon Lewin on 5/16/2016
Finally, the battle for first place is here, except the Mets somehow find themselves in third place, half a game behind the supposedly rebuilding Phillies. And the Mets are actually closer to the fourth-place Marlins (one game behind) than the first-place Nationals. But at a game and a half out, even after the lost weekend […]
0 comments by Jon Lewin on 5/12/2016
The Mets are built around pitching, with the second-best team ERA (2.78) in MLB. The Mets live and die by the home run, leading all of MLB with 51 in 33 games. Which is true? For Noah Syndergaard on Wednesday night, they both were. Syndergaard went eight innings against the Dodgers, allowing two runs on […]
