Sam Neumann

4 days ago | metsmerizedonline.com | Sam Neumann

Kodai Senga would be the first to admit he didn’t have his sharpest stuff in Saturday’s 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. It wasn’t that the St. Louis Cardinals — now losers of three straight at Citi Field — batted him around the ballpark. But Senga’s signature forkball wasn’t missing bats like it usually does. He managed just four strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings, a far cry from the whiff-heavy outings he’s flashed before, like his dominant showing in West Sacramento.

2 weeks ago | metsmerizedonline.com | Sam Neumann

Francisco Lindor joked postgame that someone might need to check on Jesse Winker’s hamstrings. Lindor delivered the walk-off sacrifice fly in the New York Mets’ 3–2 comeback win over the Blue Jays on Saturday, but it was his old buddy Winker who did the heavy lifting. Winker ripped a game-tying, two-run triple in the bottom of the eighth — his second triple of the night — to set the table for Lindor’s heroics.

3 weeks ago | metsmerizedonline.com | Sam Neumann

Griffin Canning had faced the Houston Astros nine times before Saturday. None of those outings looked anything like this one. Coming into the game, Canning owned an ugly 0-3 record and a 6.69 ERA against the reigning American League West champions. Astros fans likely expected more of the same — another rough night for a pitcher they’d torched before. Instead, they ran into a version of Canning they’d never seen.

1 month ago | awfulannouncing.com | Sam Neumann

Pat McAfee called the NHL's intermission interviews lifeless, pointing out that players have great personalities — just not on camera.

1 month ago | metsmerizedonline.com | Sam Neumann

Turns out, Clay Holmes and Max Kranick are, in fact, mortal. Who knew? The latest success stories to emerge from the New York Mets’ highly touted pitching lab both have forced their way into the conversation this spring. Holmes has done more than just impress — he’s been tabbed as New York’s Opening Day starter. Meanwhile, Kranick has made a compelling case for one of the final bullpen spots, looking increasingly like a lock to break camp with the team.