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He would have taken same if he took him out even after the walk. Turns out he should not have caved to fans and Harvey lobbying ever.Collins going to take a lot of heat for leaving Harvey in.
Collins going to take a lot of heat for leaving Harvey in.
Met fans whining but team exceeded expectations.Fans making an early exit for the subway.
Collins going to take a lot of heat for leaving Harvey in.
If I was a Mets fan I'd hang around. How often do you have the chance to see to final out of a World Series and the ensuing celebration?? Sure, it would be great if your team won but seeing the series clinched in person isn't something many people can say they've done.Fans making an early exit for the subway.
The WS results were no surprise. The Mets had an advantage of playing in the worst division in MLB in 2015. The NL East was 374-436, the AL Central was 409-399, and the AL had an overall W-L advantge over the NL. Yet the Mets were 90-72 and KC was 95-67.Problem for the Mets going forward will be the Cubs are only going to get stronger and now have playoff experience on that young roster and the Dodgers will continue to be a very good team. Won't be easy for the Mets getting back to the World Series.
I think the mets have the best starting pitching by a long shot in the majors and it will only get better next year with full years from Syndergaard and matz along with the return of Zach Wheeler. You have 5 legit aces. They aren't just good but they were able to rise their games when the lights are on and that with no experience and not much time in the bigs. Really an impressive group of starters. John Smoltz said if they stay healthy with the return of Wheeler that we have never seen a rotation like this.
Middle relief and set up is an issue. Familia was to be the setup man. Mejia screwed that up. Parnell struggled year after Tommy John, Vic black was injured all year and Jerry Blevins who was their only left handed specialist kept breaking his arm. Pretty impressive to make it with that many top relievers not helping for one reason or another. Familia faltered in the 1 game but was a victim of bad defense the other games
Which leads us to where the mets struggle. Defense up the middle and the ability to manufacture runs. They have no team speed and they depend on the home run too much. They are 2 routine plays away from heading back to KC up 3-2. Too often this year it was a problem with Murphy not able to get to balls, booting balls or not able to turn critical double plays. Dilson Hererra replacing Murphy will solve a lot of the issues that plagued them at second base. They desperately need to find some team speed outside of the addition of Dilson Hererra who will probably battle teammate Stephen Matz for rookie of the year in the national league.
Add some speed, defense up the middle and middle relief. They have the $$$ and won't let this once in a lifetime rotation go to waste.
Uh...I don't understand this mets pitching got beat by the royals fastball hitting offense. DeGrom had a rough outing but other then that the mets starters were spot on. Matz was very good...by the way Matz had the second highest fastball velocity for a left handed starter behind Sale so there is more 95 mph fastballs. Syndergaard got bleeded to death in first 2 innings but dominated from there. Harvey was dominating in the series, especially last night. Harvey gave up 4 games in 14 innings (taking 1 away for Cespedes in center on inside the Parker, could take another one off if Duda makes a simple throw). The mets starters handed 3 leads off late in games 1, 4, 5.
The problem was the relief and defense. Famila blew 2 saves without giving up a hit because of bad defense behind him.
For people who think the mets pitching is just fastballs, they don't pay attention. They have some of the best secondary pitches to compliment and all have incredible control of all their pitches. 2 of these guys were rookies who didn't crack the bigs until mid season. Also for people who say the Cubs can't hit a fastball, that is probably a deceiving stat too. They'd put a pounding on everything they saw coming down the stretch, including one of the hardest throwers in then game Gerritt Cole in the wild card game on the road in a hostile environment.
Yeah, could easily have won, they only lost 4 games to 1, including 2 of 3 at home.Good summary. The Mets also need a catcher that is a threat to throw out baserunners at 2nd. D'Arnaud wasn't even close on a single throw all postseason. Every single or walk was basically an easy double given that every runner was able to steal at will. Against a team like KC that hits singles like crazy, you can't just give up 2nd base and allow runners to get into scoring position without a fight.
I was also really disappointed in the hitting during the WS, Murphy, Cespedes and Wright in particular. Those guys have to produce runs when given opportunities. For example, last night, bases are loaded with nobody out and they only drive in 1 run. That was a huge missed opportunity.
Yet, despite their struggles what stings is that the Mets could very easily could have won this series. 2 blown saves, critical late inning errors were their undoing. They had the lead in the 8th numerous times and they have to put those games away.
I'm not saying winning the last 2 would be a cake walk, but they'd have to do it against Degrom and Syndergaard, no easy task. This series was much, much closer than the 4-1 finish. KC was trailing in the 8th inning in 3 of the 4 games they won. I read today that the Mets either had the lead or the game was tied in over 75% of the half-innings played in the series. Yet KC still won in 5. Two of KC's wins were really sparked by Mets mistakes. This is why Mets fans will argue this series could very easily be 3-2 Mets right now, and we are frustrated by the missed opportunity. But credit to KC for taking advantage when they could and maximizing their opportunities. The Mets didn't do that.Yeah, could easily have won, they only lost 4 games to 1, including 2 of 3 at home.
Even if they had won all 3 at home, a true stat: WS teams that lead 3 games to 2 and then go on the road usually lose the next 2, so the odds were actually stacked against them because of the home field advantage.