Category Archives: National League East

Juan Soto powers Mets to victory in Detroit even though their pitching still stinks

Back when the Mets had a competent pitching staff, their series opener against the Detroit Tigers would have been just about over when Juan Soto hit a grand slam off of Charlie Morton in the top of the fourth inning. … Continue reading

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Mets and Phillies Combine to Save National League from All-Star Game Disaster

The National League blew a 6-0 lead in the final three innings of Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game from Atlanta, but it hung on to win thanks to a perfect performance by Kyle Schwarber in the exciting new tiebreaker. I … Continue reading

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Mets Can’t Handle Success and Fall Back into Second Place with Loss in Kansas City

I just knew the Mets wouldn’t be able to handle the pressure of needing to win one more game in Kansas City on Sunday to stay in first place of the National League East at the All-Star break. Sure enough, … Continue reading

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Mets Complete a Doubleheader of Disappointment While Yankees Find an Improbable Victory

I went into Thursday’s Mets vs. Orioles doubleheader feeling optimistic that the Mets could sweep both games and keep pace with the Phillies in the National League East. Unfortunately, the offense was very disappointing against Baltimore starters Charlie Morton and … Continue reading

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Mets Rained Out, Yankees Drop a Veteran, and Big Upsets at Wimbledon

Ugh. The Mets were rained out on Wednesday night, so they’ll have to play twice against Baltimore today before jumping on a plane to Kansas City, where they’ll play on Friday night roughly 24 hours after the doubleheader ends. David … Continue reading

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Mets Win a Thriller and Penn State Hockey Becomes Elite

Something amazing happened last night. The Mets fell behind by four runs in the seventh inning, and instead of withering like a tulip the moment autumn arrives, they battled back and won the game! Jackson Holliday appeared to put the … Continue reading

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Mets Blow a Chance to Sweep the Yankees, but First Place is Within Reach

The Mets pulled off a fourth straight win on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Yankees 12-6 to move 14 games over .500 and remain a half game back from Philadelphia in the National League East. The Mets jumped all over Carlos … Continue reading

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Joey Chestnut Eats Hot Dogs and Jeff McNeil Does Everything Else on Exciting 4th of July

Happy 4th of July! Today is the day that we celebrate our independence in the United States of America with hot dogs, fireworks, and baseball. The baseball part went especially well with my Mets defeating the Yankees in a home … Continue reading

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Mets Split Doubleheader with Brewers While Yankees Tease Without Pleasing

I thought that the Mets had a much better chance to win Game 1 of Wednesday’s doubleheader than Game 2, so of course they ended up dropping the early game 7-2 before pulling off a surprising 7-3 win in the … Continue reading

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Mets Rained Out on Tuesday, Will Face Brewers in Wednesday Doubleheader

Welp. The Mets were supposed to be back to playing baseball tonight after one day off. Instead, they are rained out and will play a split doubleheader on Wednesday. They’ll try to pull out of their tailspin that appeared to … Continue reading

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