The LoHud Mets Blog

Offense MIA Hefner retires no one And no one showed up

It’s worth keeping in mind that last night’s 3-2 loss to the Phillies happened despite matchups working out extremely well for the New York Mets. In the ninth inning, up 2-1, the Mets sent out lefty Josh Edgin to close the game. Frank Francisco was unavailable due to elbow tendinitis,... Read More →

(sung to Bye Bye, Birdie) Bye bye Harvey, we’re gonna miss you so Bye bye Harvey, you’re at innings plateau No more fastballs, you’ve put them all away Dream all winter, of when you’re here to stay We’ll miss the way you pitch As though Mets were on top And… Read More →

I’ve noticed a few people on Twitter urging caution about Matt Harvey, who makes what is likely to be his final start of 2012 tonight. And look, it is justified, for a pair of reasons: we haven’t seen him last a full season in the major leagues yet, and pitchers… Read More →

Let’s get this out of the way up top: of course the Mets should consider trading Ike Davis, in the right scenario. They should consider dealing anyone in the right scenario. David Wright is terrific, but would you deal him for Ryan Zimmerman, who is younger and signed to a… Read More →

Dickey excels, but When Mets face Lee or scrub, They simply don’t score

Sundown approaches, Braun sends two shots over wall They’ll tout in temple

Mejia’s starting gig Featured many walks, some hits But precious few strikes

Niese quiets Brewers While Met bats, like Duda’s, Come out of hiding

Jason Fry, over at Faith and Fear in Flushing, has written a piece that encapsulates the current feeling I’ve heard from many, many Mets fans as well as anything I’ve read. Full disclosure: he cites some of my reporting in the piece. I absolutely believe the piece would move me… Read More →

So the Mets have finally come to this: Lucas Duda, playing first base. The guy isn’t a right fielder, he isn’t a left fielder. Not his fault: he doesn’t have the raw skills to cover remotely enough range. Now, playing him at first base has to do with, one figures,... Read More →

Harvey strikes out ten Provides a glimpse of future Sadly, so do bats

Along with the soul-searching that came from seeing Chipper Jones retiring-should I cheer? Should I boo?-came, at least for me, with some relief. After all, Jones is indisputably one of the most prolific Met-killers of all time. Seeing him leave the major leagues for the last time is a potential… Read More →

Tyler Moore makes it After all; Dickey’s drive for 20 stalls for now

So the three-way battle for third place, a priority that came from top brass, isn’t going so well these days for the Mets. With 21 games to go, the Mets are now five games behind the Phillies. They’re up 2.5 games on the Marlins, so they have to be considered… Read More →