The LoHud Mets Blog

Santana sails on Davis blows past Mendoza And here comes Murphy

When facing Dickey Perhaps better to forfeit Than struggle vainly

What is the secret of the Mets’ success so far? They are 41-36, their bullpen is terrible (though better of late, with a 3.90 ERA in June from the relievers), and their defense is porous (stats not necessary here if you’ve seen the team play). It’s the starting pitching, right?... Read More →

More Wright production Backs a strong outing from Young Parnell nails it down

Look, I understand your natural revulsion to Oliver Perez. When you last saw him as a Met, he was utterly terrible. There’s a real simple reason why, by the way. His fastball velocity dropped precipitously. He’d been at 93 MPH in his glorious 2004 season, even as high as 91.2… Read More →

Two games of ill wind Blown away by bat barrage Murphy goes yard twice

No one has logged more time in left field so far this season than Scott Hairston, and he has an OPS+ of 125 to show for it overall. But there’s been a fair amount of discussion on Twitter about the fact that Hairston, who had an OPF of .931 on… Read More →

A phenom arrives Rizzo makes Gee appear green Murphy leaves ‘em full

Maybe it is all the election year discussions, but it seems necessary to me to write an endorsement of Bobby Parnell as the Mets’ closer. I believe he is not merely the right choice for the Mets during Frank Francisco’s absence, but even once Francisco returns. Consider that this season,... Read More →

Pete Barrett pbarrett@lohud.com When Terry Collins took the Mets job he promised a fundamental product that a father could take his son to see. The kind of team that played the game the right way. Good thing Monday’s game was in Chicago. But, as glaringly horrid as the Mets defense… Read More →

Okay, not really, but the move to designate Vinny Rottino for assignment and promote left-handed reliever Justin Hampson from Triple-A Buffalo has significant potential ramifications for this Mets bullpen. There’s the immediate one, which is that Tim Byrdak is no longer the sole lefty in the bullpen. In a perfect… Read More →

The Mets lost more than a game or a series Sunday night at Citi Field, they lost their Kyra Sedgwick. The Mets placed their closer Frank Francisco on the disabled list before their 6-5 loss. The bullpen has been an issue all season for the Mets, as they continue to… Read More →

Raul strikes down Young Chavez treats Rauch like Twitter Yankee pen apes Mo

Pete Barrett / The Journal News pbarrett@lohud.com Why did Frank Francisco call the Yankees chicken? Maybe to get to the other side…of the New York Post. His comment stirred up a controversy that filled the otherwise mundane media coverage of the second edition of the Subway Series. One of those… Read More →

On the eve of the Subway Series, part two, we seem to have a quarterback controversy brewing at second base. Daniel Murphy, the incumbent, has been in a horrendous slump, hitting just .192 since May 16 following a .336 start. And even that start was deceptive, with his power disappearing… Read More →