Author: Tim Britton

“Yes, summer is almost here. Funny, ain’t it? I’m always kind of surprised to find that things get on about the same, spite of us. I guess old nature does too much of a wholesale business to ever be surprised at us, let alone worrying if we ain’t quite the fellows we think we ought […]

NEW YORK — “You never know what you’re going to do,” Brandon Nimmo said late Friday night, “until you get hit in the face.” For Nimmo, that was literal on Friday, the New York Mets’ outfielder having taken a ball off the C-flap of his helmet in the third inning. But he might as well […]

One of the most concerning aspects of the New York Mets’ mediocre start to 2024 is that several of their veterans have contributed to their inconsistent play. These are players signed for at least a couple more seasons after this one, so let’s examine how much the Mets need to worry about the long-term performance […]

“It’s not so easy to become what one is, to rediscover one’s deepest measure.”—“Nuptials at Tipasa,” Albert Camus On the same mound where his 2023 season ended, Edwin Díaz saw his 2024 reach an unexpected early nadir. Díaz’s meltdown in Miami on Saturday marked the third straight appearance in which he’d blown a ninth-inning lead […]