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Children Are Our Greatest Resource
The Mets were victorious in the 2018 Little League Classic, which started as a question regarding whether Jason Vargas could…
Read morePlatitudes And Outrage: Cy Young Edition
There was a new twist to Jacob deGrom’s incredible season on Saturday: a rain delay. I wasn’t sure deGrom would…
Read more8/18/2018 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
Updated:It’s almost over. The road trip created from a blindfolded dart thrower is in its next to last day as…
Read moreHere’s a Take That Aged Well
Updated:I’m quoting a smart man here: But if there’s anything to Syndergaard’s season to marvel at, it’s his consistency. There…
Read moreMets Score 30 Runs … And Somehow Lose A Game In The Process
Think of the absurdity of that title. If you score 30 runs in a day, you’re supposed to win. If…
Read more8/16/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies Game 1
Updated:The Mets are still trudging through a road trip that has them playing four teams in five different cities in…
Read moreMets Spill Perfume on Fresh Kills … Win 16-5
At least beating the Orioles 16-5 will help the Pythagorean W-L record, (which going into the night stood at the…
Read moreA Decade Went Into This Post
The Olbermann-less SNY television booth had mentioned that Tim Beckham was the number one overall draft pick in 2008. Beckham’s…
Read moreMetsapalooza
Updated:I still remember the game down the stretch in 2007 when the St. Louis Cardinals, who were dreck that season,…
Read moreAre You Not Entertained?
Those hoping for a call up of Peter Alonso were only half right. They got a call up of an…
Read moreWe’re Number Four (Sad Trombone Music)
No, no … really. I’m happy the Mets won. Better draft pick? We’re drafting under slot anyway. Noah Syndergaard made…
Read moreBecause THAT Hadn’t Happened In A While …
The Mets and Marlins gave us a contrast in crispness on Saturday night. There were plays that blew you away…
Read moreRegrets, You’ve Had A Few …
Remember when I was wondering what the Mets could get for Zack Wheeler in a trade? Yeah, I’m counting about…
Read moreUnsubstantiated Rumors Call For An Unsubstantiated Opinion
Updated:So I wanted to write something on the rumor that the Mets are looking at Gary LaRocque to be their new…
Read moreIn Praise And In Fear
Updated:I don’t know what more that anybody can say about Jacob deGrom. It would be so easy for him to…
Read moreHeaven Has Had Enough
Rain was not in the forecast for Tuesday. But then Jason Vargas gave up another run in another first inning….
Read moreThis Isn’t Norweigan, This Is Flushing
This was the first game in a long, long time that felt like the Mets were … at least at…
Read moreBeing Driven Crazy In A Not-So Well Oiled Machine
I might as well enjoy the ride to Crazytown because why fight it? I’m tied and strapped into the passenger’s…
Read more8/5/18 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
Updated:Hey, the Mets won last night! Why not rejoice and double down with another Mets game against Atlanta? This time,…
Read moreReasons To Stand On A Burning Bridge
Just because I said that it was tough finding reasons to watch the Mets the rest of the season doesn’t…
Read moreJacob deGrom’s Catch 22
Updated:Two things are increasingly clear: Jacob deGrom has to pitch a no-hitter to win a game. If Jacob deGrom ever…
Read moreWhat, Exactly, Are We Learning Here?
One of the Mets 1,034 general managers spoke today about how the Mets are going to go about the rest…
Read more8/2/2018 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
Updated:The Mets have barely survived a two day trip to Washington D.C., and their reward is that they get to…
Read moreSteven Matz Is Not Going to Die Just Yet
So what we once thought to be a start where Matz was leaving everything over the middle because he was…
Read moreTommy’s Holiday Camp
Some may say Wednesday was worse than Tuesday. Well, one would say it. That one would be the guy who…
Read moreThe Insignificance
I made the argument before the game, and I stand by it, that these two months following the trade deadline,…
Read moreWhere Have You Gone, Nino Espinosa?
Zack Wheeler did something on Sunday that only five other Mets had done in history. Full list of #Mets starting…
Read moredeGrom doeSn’t deServe this diSaster
Okay look, I’m sorry about the title. But this is ridiculous now. Jacob deGrom has a 1.82 ERA in 138…
Read moreFreesed Out
I really try not to go half-cocked on things as if I was a sports talk show host or caller….
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