Palladino: Hitting, Not Pitching, Is Biggest Problem For Mets
Outside of Jon Niese and Matt Harvey, the Mets are clearly not a reliable lot. Especially on offense.
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Outside of Jon Niese and Matt Harvey, the Mets are clearly not a reliable lot. Especially on offense.
Jordany Valdespin hit a three-run, pinch-hit homer as the Mets rallied on Wednesday to break a six-game losing streak and avert a series sweep, beating the Miami Marlins, 7-6.
Make it six losses in a row. And more abject futility. It's enough to drive manager Terry Collins crazy.
Juan Pierre scored standing up on a wild pitch with none out in the ninth, and the Miami Marlins came from behind in the final inning for the second consecutive game to beat the reeling New York Mets 2-1 Tuesday night.
Can we compare apples and oranges? Ty Cobb won 11 batting titles (BA) in 13 years while Babe Ruth copped 13 slugging (SLG) crowns in a 14-year stretch. Yet, I wonder, can we determine which of the two Hall of Famers was more dominant?
"We just can't drive in any runs," manager Terry Collins said. "We played all the percentages we could play all game long, and nothing worked."
"It's not something I'm worried about," Wright said before heading to treatment. "I just wouldn't be any good to anybody today. Hopefully it's just one day, and then I'll be back in there."
The Mets went just 3-6 on their nine-game homestand, dropping two of three to the Dodgers and getting swept by the Phillies after taking two of three last weekend from the Nationals.
Philadelphia took all three games at Citi Field. The sinking Mets have now lost four straight.
The Mets are starting to slide. The losing streak is now at three.
Kendrick pitched the best game of his career as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 4-0 on Friday night.
The Mets couldn't take advantage of Jeremy Hefner's strong outing as they lost to the Dodgers 3-2 on Thursday.
Jackie Robinson's widow, Rachel Robinson, stopped by the WFAN studios Thursday to talk about her Hall-of-Famer husband and his historic role in breaking baseball's color barrier 66 years ago.
Jordany Valdespin hit a grand slam in the 10th inning and the New York Mets rallied past the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Wednesday night to save early sensation Matt Harvey from his first loss of the season.
There's a throwback bent to Matt Harvey, an old soul in a young body. He's supremely gifted. But it's too early to say how much. And that's fine.
