Gsellman Earns His Keep Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - October 1, 20160 The Mets are in a position to play in the NL Wild Card game Wednesday night if they win today or if the Cardinals lose. One of the reasons the Mets are in this position is because of Robert Gsellman. Yes, it’s crazy to say, but it’s true. He received an
Jay Bruce is Heating Up Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 29, 2016October 1, 20160 Its good to be Jay Bruce these days. Yes, it's actually the truth. Bruce homered for the second straight game in the Mets’ 5-2 victory over the Marlins last night at Marlins Park. It was also his third home run in five games. That constitutes a hot streak, right? Despite Bruce’s struggles, he
A Night For The Marlins To Grieve And Celebrate Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 27, 2016September 28, 20160 Marlins ace Jose Fernandez was supposed to start last night’s game against the Mets. That didn’t happen since he was dead after a boating accident along with a couple of his friends early Sunday morning. Life had to go on for the Marlins. It never stops. So the Marlins moved onward
Conforto Hasn’t Given Up On Himself Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 24, 20161 It has not been an easy season for Michael Conforto. He has gone through slumps. He has been benched, and he was even demoted to Triple-A Las Vegas. Despite all that, Conforto can atone for his awful season by having a good September and maybe a good postseason. He could be on his
Resiliency is Mets’ Strong Suit Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 23, 2016September 26, 20164 Rip the Mets. Praise them. Do whatever. One thing Mets fans can’t deny. Their baseball team is resilient. It has been that way for the last few years. Last night was a great example. The Mets rallied twice, and they finally won the game when Asdrubal Cabrera hit a three-run home run
Benching Bruce Has To Happen Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 21, 2016September 23, 20160 This is as low as it gets for Jay Bruce. Mets manager Terry Collins sent Eric Campbell to pinch-hit for Bruce in the eighth inning against Braves reliever Ian Krol last night. The same Campbell that has batted .159 and gone 0-for-14 prior to his pinch-hit appearance. Collins’ hunch proved to be
It Was a Matter of Time Until Backman Was Out Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 14, 20163 Who didn't see this coming? The only thing that should be surprising is why it took a long time for Wally Backman to be out of the Mets organization. Backman was on borrowed time with the Mets. It was bound to not end well for him. He was not Sandy Alderson’s guy,
How Long Can Mets Tolerate Collins’ Tactical Errors? Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 3, 2016September 3, 20160 It’s been established Terry Collins is not a great tactical manager. It’s not just the fans that feel that way. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson admitted it that much in Steve Kettman’s book: “Baseball Maverick, How Sandy Alderson Revolutionized Baseball and Revived the Mets.” Collins have made couple of interesting moves the last two
Resilient Mets Never Gave Up On Themselves Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 2, 20160 Admit it. No one saw this coming. The Mets hit their low point of this season when they were 60-62 on Aug. 19. This featured the Mets getting swept by the awful Diamondbacks at home, losing two of three to the Diamondbacks again the following week and losing first two games
Struggling Bruce Not Winning Fans Over Baseballology by Leslie Monteiro - August 27, 2016August 27, 20161 This isn’t what the Mets, Jay Bruce and Mets fans envisioned. No one figured Bruce would hear boos or him striking out four times, but that was the case last night in the Mets’ 9-4 victory over the Phillies at Citi Field. It was so bad that the Mets decided not
