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The Timeline Nobody Expected

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If you had told me back in 2015 that in about five years there would be a global pandemic, and…

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MLB: Baltimore Orioles at New York Mets

Mazeika > Valaika

Tonight’s Harvey Day prequel featured two great starting pitching performances, two Mets injuries, two notorious Mets killers teaming up to…

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MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Mets

Sugar In The Wound

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The return of Jacob deGrom lasted four perfect innings, one imperfect inning, and two warmup pitches that sent deGrom back…

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MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Mets

Animal Instincts

This is going to be one of those seasons, isn’t it. I mean, silly me for thinking that with Steve…

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MLB: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals

When The Sublime And The Ridiculous Start With Walk

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To think that Taijuan Walker was just sitting on the free agent wires … for months … before anybody decided…

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MLB: Game Two-New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals

Splitting Spares

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Game 2 of the Wednesday doubleheader was the product of a couple unfortunate events. First was Jacob deGrom’s sore right…

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MLB: Game One-New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals

Everyone Goes Hungry

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I knew that Game 1 of Wednesday’s doubleheader against St. Louis wasn’t going to go well when Paul Goldschmidt hit…

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MLB: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals

Thinking, And Rethinking

I didn’t have a lot of hope for Monday’s game because it was a bullpen game, and just about half…

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MLB: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies

To Hell And Back, And Back To Hell, and Back Again (With Rhys Hoskins Salty Tears To Sweeten The Trip)

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Sunday’s victory is probably my favorite Mets regular season game in a long, long time. Of course, I can say…

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MLB: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies

5/1/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies

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After the Mets lost on a two run strikeout on Friday night, they will renew acquaintances with the Phillies for…

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MLB: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies

Anger In The Wind

I mean, this was a true “only the Mets” loss. First off, to lose a game where the two runs…

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MLB: Boston Red Sox at New York Mets

The Offense Is Bohunkus

The Mets are last in baseball in runs. The Mets are last in baseball in hits. The Mets are last…

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MLB: Boston Red Sox at New York Mets

The Set Up

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Garrett Richards had the Mets on a string all night. Is that really saying much these days? Probably not. But…

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MLB: Washington Nationals at New York Mets

Words Don’t Do Jacob deGrom Justice

Friends, I don’t even know what to say anymore. As much as we knew how good Jacob deGrom was, and…

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MLB: New York Mets at Chicago Cubs

Hey Chicago, Whaddaya Say? The Mets Are Gonna Get Swept To-Day!

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It’s rare that the Mets get swept and evoke a different mode of feeling from each loss. Tuesday they just…

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MLB: New York Mets at Chicago Cubs

Give Me Two Scoops Of Slop With A Side Of Kick In The Jewels

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It was all going so well. Francisco Lindor had hit his first home run as a Met, David Peterson had…

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MLB: New York Mets at Chicago Cubs

Cold, Dark, And Angry

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It seemed like an uglier game to play than it was to watch, what with the low temperature, the lack…

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MLB: Game One-New York Mets at Colorado Rockies

4/18/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies

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The Mets split their doubleheader against the Colorado Rockies yesterday, and today they try to grab the rubber game at…

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MLB: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies

Eight And One Leads To Seven And Four

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The first eight innings of Sunday’s win against the Rockies belonged to Marcus Stroman. He had had success in other…

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MLB: Game Two-New York Mets at Colorado Rockies

Shrug Emoji

A Game 2 doubleheader loss would have hurt much more if the Mets hadn’t come back to win Game 1….

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MLB: Game Two-Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets

It’s The Stro Show, With Brandon Nimmo And Special Guest Star Jonathan Villar

Not even the exclusive weather forecaster could screw this up. The first game of Tuesday’s double header featured an early…

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Let’s Test That Depth, Shall We?

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The baseball gods have called a pop quiz on the Mets. The subject? Starting pitching depth. Carlos Carrasco, who was…

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MLB: Miami Marlins at New York Mets

2019, Now With More Masks

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I really thought it was going to be different this year. I really thought that the delay in the season,…

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MLB: Miami Marlins at New York Mets

Boom Boom Tick

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It wouldn’t be Mets if it wasn’t weird. The Mets went into the ninth inning of their home opener down…

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MLB: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies

Measured In Candelarias And Niemanns

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Unfortunately, with David Peterson going against Aaron Nola, and more importantly a bullpen that was a bit compromised due to…

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MLB: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies

The Road To Vindication Where Worry Is At Every Rest Stop

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So here’s the good news: Marcus Stroman had a strong first outing of the season, going six innings while giving…

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MLB: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies

Opening Cray

My Opening Day posts usually have more fanfare than the what this one is about to provide. Then again, Opening…

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MLB: New York Mets at Miami Marlins

Chicken Parm For Everyone!!! Lindor Is Locked Up!!!

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This ain’t your Wilpons’ Mets. After deadlines, posturing, and Italian dinners, the Mets have locked up their shorstop: Breaking: Francisco…

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MLB: Houston Astros at New York Mets

Five Mets (Okay, Maybe Six) Who Will Tell The Story Of 2021

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Hello everyone. We’re almost there. Opening Night is just a few hours away (and might be more if the Nationals…

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