Fifty years ago today, arguably the greatest one-game performance by any Mets batter in history took place. Now, that’s a mighty tall statement. The Mets have been around a little over 50 years, playing over 8,000 games, which means they’ve trotted out over 60,000 batters in their starting lineups, so it’s quite an accomplishment to […]

Padres 4, Phillies 3: Philly took a three-run lead into the bottom of the ninth with Cliff Lee still pitching a shutout when he began the inning.  Then Kyle Blanks happened. Lee allowed the first two runners to reach and was relieved by Jonathan Papelbon, still up 3-0. Blanks promptly drove in two with a […]

60 years ago today, one of the best AL players of his generation debuted—Al Kaline. One of the few people to play for 20 seasons and never change franchises, for a generation of fans, Al Kaline became synonymous with the Tigers. His debut on June 25, 1953 came under somewhat coerced reasons. You see, he […]

Mets 8, Phillies 0: Matt Harvey blanks the Phillies on two hits for six innings and David Wright went 4 for 5 with two doubles, a triple and a homer. I know the Mets have problems, but man, when it goes right for them it’s really pretty. Something about the purity of an ace and […]

Twenty years ago today, baseball had one of its most unexpected power surges. Or, to be more precise, a strange and unexpected power surge continued for a second straight day. On June 24, 1993, Giants second baseman Robby Thompson belted two home runs in one game. That’s nice, but two-homer games happen all the time. […]

Fifty years ago today, something rather unique happened in baseball history. It was literally unique—something that had never happened before or since. On June 23, 1963, veteran outfielder Jimmy Piersall stepped to the plate for the New York Mets facing Phillies pitcher Dallas Green to lead off the top of the fifth. Piersall swung on […]

Mets 4, Braves 3: Good news: two solo homers for David Wright and five scoreless innings from the bullpen. Bad news: The reason the pen was needed for five innings is that Jon Neise had to leave the game with shoulder problems. Braves news: ugh, you guys have looked positively crappy of late. Tigers 4, […]

What do you suppose the coolest way to end a game is? It’s got to be something dramatic—something that leaves you wondering what will happen until the last pitch. When you get down to it, there’s nothing more dramatic than a team winning a walk-off winner in the bottom of the ninth. Yes, a game-ending […]

Mets 4, Braves 3; Mets 6, Braves 1: New York Mets fans are hoping this is a glimpse of the future. Matt Harvey dominating in one game, Zack Wheeler dominating in the next. And, worth noting, Dillion Gee dominating in the game before those even if they did lose in the end. There’s so much […]

Braves 2, Mets 1: A three-hour and 52-minute rain delay? Really? Despite that, Dillon Gee shut the Braves out through eight and a third and drove in the Mets’ only run. And despite that he gave up a walkoff two-run homer to Freddie Freeman just before 1:30 a.m. Now they play a day-night doubleheader. Expect many yawns. […]