Six games into the season, the results don’t mean much. That said, it is a far more enjoyable feeling to be 4-2, as the Mets are, than 2-4, as the Phillies are. And if the Mets are an inning from being 3-3 (and what an inning it was; to see… Read More →
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 →
Let’s put it this way: I am far more confident about the decline of the Phillies than I am about the Mets’ ability to capitalize on it this year. Consider yesterday. We learned that Roy Halladay will be out for 6-8 weeks. But that’s from an injury that kept Mike… Read More →
So I detailed in yesterday’s post some of my concerns about how sustainable the Mets’ start can be-namely, that every offensive player, save Ike Davis and Daniel Murphy, is greatly outperforming what is reasonable to expect going forward, and Murphy’s right around where he should be. But consider that the… Read More →
Let’s get to a few topics in this enjoyable 6-3 start for the Mets. First, this weekend’s series. Taking two of three on the road is an awfully good thing to do, period. Doing it against a divisional opponent is even better. The Mets were getting to face the Phillies… Read More →
For those who haven’t seen on Twitter: @ThePhillyPhans is reporting that David Wright is going to be with the Phillies “very, very soon”. Let me tell you what I know. I know little about that site. This isn’t to disparage it- I just can’t vouch in any way for the… Read More →
If I needed to tell you that the Mets and Phillies are set to play three important games this weekend, you wouldn’t be here at the LoHud Mets Blog. But let’s take a step back and look at what is really at stake here, tangibly. 1. If the Phillies sweep… Read More →
Every time the Mets and Phillies get together, there is a race to define the expectations and import of the series that would make the post-Iowa Caucus spin room look like a sane place. The Mets need to make a statement. The opening weekend home attendance depends on a single… Read More →
Though Philly’s pitching staff’s praises were sung Fourth of Big Four was outpitched by Chris Young Hamels’ command, on this night, was a joke Just a poor game? Or did he choke? Young chased him from game with two hits in inning Anything more fun than this would be sinning… Read More →
So Bob Brookover’s column in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer is a strange one- he claims that the Phillies and Mets aren’t rivals. His reasoning appears to boil down to a few key points: The Phillies are much better than the Mets The Phillies are heading up, the Mets down There’s very… Read More →