Even When Mets Win, They Lose: Soto Hurt, Lindor Under Gun
With rumors circulating re his wife’s politics clashing with those of Pete Alonso, Jeff McNeil and Brandon Nimmo being the reason(s) those players no longer work in Flushing,
Articles by Matt McCarthy
Sunshine, Skenes, Shea Park, Seats Than Livvy Dunne: Mets Open with Queens-Sized Win
And yeah, it was that Paul Skenes. The flamethrower. The future Dodger swing-starter. The guy everyone came to see, like his girlfriend Livvy Dunne who was squirming in her seat BEHIND us.
RIP Chuck Norris, Tar Heels Tank, David Ellison, WBC Controversy
NEW YORK, NY – Spring is in the air [again] here in Mamdani ‘s Manhattan, and people are a little lighter in their gait as […]
With Buddy Diaz MIA… Best “Buddys” in Sports
SPANISH HARLEM, NY — With our own Buddy Diaz “very questionable” after an alleged dental excursion, I got to thinking about the Buddys in sports […]
Artificial Intelligence, the Minnesota Vikings, Kyler Murray and Angry Ward
US BANK STADIUM, MN – This column is for our longtime, legendary pundit/truth pursuer/vigilant seeker of social justice, Angry Ward. A-Dubya is at his best […]
WBC Buzz, Mets Hope, Yankees Hype & NHL Trade Deadline
NEW YORK, NY – March is one of those magical sports months when everything overlaps: the World Baseball Classic is heating up, Spring Training optimism […]
Spring Training: Big Checks Are Bouncing, Bargain Bats Are Bashing
PORT ST. LUCIE – Spring Training is doing exactly what it always does: lying spectacularly and offering us stat lines perfect for overreaction drafts and […]
Spring Training Busts — and What They Mean for the High-Risk Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE, FL – Spring Training is supposed to be about hope — clean lockers, clean slates, and clean ERAs. But every March also […]
Thanksgiving Day Sports Disasters
NEW YORK, NY – Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Happy Regular Thursday to any of you overseas. Buddy Diaz is off today, so yours […]
Mets’ Midseason Misery: Path to Redemption, Tweaked Lineup
The most confounding thing about these Mets – and all of MLB, for that matter – is this asinine norm of swinging at the first pitch. If I was the skipper, that would change