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MLB: New York Mets at Miami Marlins

Stay Grumpy My Friends

You wouldn’t expect it to go to hell for Jacob deGrom against the Marlins, but here we are. When the…

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MLB: New York Mets at Miami Marlins

5/17/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at Miami Marlins

Consider this the Post-Keon edition of the game preview as Keon Broxton has been designated for Brodie’s infamy as the…

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MLB: New York Mets at Washington Nationals

No Good, Terrible, Horrible, Atrocious …

This was the one the Mets needed to have, and they let it slip away. Zack Wheeler gave up four…

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MLB: New York Mets at Washington Nationals

This Game Wasn’t A Wingding

Wednesday was the reverse of Tuesday. It was the Nationals who had the big first inning against Wilmer Font, who…

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MLB: New York Mets at Washington Nationals

Where The Buffalo Roam Again

Amazing how well one plays with a little rest. Also amazing how the Mets, no matter which incarnation of a…

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MLB: Miami Marlins at New York Mets

Michael’s Got An Edge

Jacob deGrom was stellar again in a 4-1 victory over Miami. deGrom struck out eight in 7 innings while only…

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MLB: Miami Marlins at New York Mets

It’s Leaking Runs

We’re upon a big stretch in the 2019 season. A stretch of games against the Marlins, Tigers, and Nationals which…

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MLB: New York Mets at San Diego Padres

Robbed Of All Sanity

Way to follow a heart stopping signature win, guys. No, really. That was great. The Mets spoiled the much-anticipated debut…

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MLB: New York Mets at San Diego Padres

“Baseball Will Kill Us All One Day, Johnny!”

It might not be as elegant as anything Roger Angell, George Will, Greg Prince or any of baseball’s other poets…

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MLB: New York Mets at San Diego Padres

We Have Seen The Enemy … It Is Us

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The Mets have seven runs in their last six games. You can talk about Chris Paddack and his histrionics and…

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MLB: New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers

Time for Brodie To Reshuffle The Deck

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SNY played a soundbite from Terry Collins in his new baseball analyst role at FOX Sports 1. He talked about…

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MLB: New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers

Unintentional Hell

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Little did Pete Alonso know when he hit a game tying home run in the ninth inning what hell he…

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MLB: New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers

Distracted By Dairy (And Josh Hader)

It looked so promising after the top of the first. Jeff McNeil was thrown out stealing as Pete Alonso struck…

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MLB: New York Mets at Miami Marlins

Dominic Smith Will Get To Play! (In Syracuse)

So Dominic Smith was in a no-win situation from the beginning. After a couple of years of struggles on the…

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Noah Syndergaard

“Oh My God It’s Him!”

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I don’t know why I noticed this, but when Noah Syndergaard came out of the bullpen to prepare for his…

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Edwin Diaz

Back To Normal?

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Jacob deGrom led off his Wednesday start with two hard hit balls: A liner by Joey Votto to J.D. Davis…

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MLB: Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets

Breaking: Jeurys Familia

Well this might explain the 2019 struggles of Jeurys Familia: Jeurys Familia has been placed on the 10-Day IL (right…

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MLB: Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets

The Indestructible Mr. Alonso

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Is it me or was Tuesday’s game a Hitchcock episode? First you had Jason Vargas introducing himself to the sixth…

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MLB: Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets

Where Is Christopher Reeve When You Need Him?

This season is slowly turning into the scene from Superman II where Superman shows up, General Zod is throwing buses…

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MLB: Seattle Mariners at Oakland Athletics

Hey, Jed Lowrie Is Coming Back! Now What Do We Do?

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Significant happenings in the lower levels of the Mets minor leagues on Sunday. Specifically … Jed Lowrie begins his rehab…

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MLB: Milwaukee Brewers at New York Mets

Salvaged

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In a division where everybody seems to be one step forward and two steps back, the Mets desperately needed a…

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Travis d'Arnaud

TDFA

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After the game that Travis d’Arnaud had last night, the Mets did him a favor. We’ve designated Travis d’Arnaud for…

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MLB: Milwaukee Brewers at New York Mets

Game of Throws

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So much to try to dissect from Saturday’a 8-6 loss. Let’s see if I can do so without coming off…

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MLB: Milwaukee Brewers at New York Mets

Dark Side Of The Rain

Just to start off here: If I owned the Mets, Friday’s game is postponed in the morning. Obviously, they played…

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MLB: Kansas City Royals at Boston Red Sox

The Nostalgia Tour Continues

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For all those who were complaining about the Mets just merely bringing back players from last year’s team, the Mets…

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MLB: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets

Timed With A Sundial

Well if the Mets were at all in the Phillies’ heads, they just got evicted. The Phillies salvaged the final…

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MLB: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets

Dance Party Plus

It’s almost as if we’re disappointed when a Mets pitcher doesn’t go seven shutout innings and drive in three runs…

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MLB: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets

A Quick Word On Bryce Harper Going Insane

I know, I know. This isn’t a Phillies blog. But SNY’s John Harper discussed Harper’s meltdown last night and surmised…

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MLB: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets

He Went To Jesuit … That’s A Private School!

Not since B-Rabbit defeated the Free World at the Shelter has a player exhibited such a turnaround after choking just…

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