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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…
Read more5/17/19 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…
Read moreNo Good, Terrible, Horrible, Atrocious …
This was the one the Mets needed to have, and they let it slip away. Zack Wheeler gave up four…
Read moreThis 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…
Read moreWhere The Buffalo Roam Again
Amazing how well one plays with a little rest. Also amazing how the Mets, no matter which incarnation of a…
Read moreMichael’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…
Read moreIt’s Leaking Runs
We’re upon a big stretch in the 2019 season. A stretch of games against the Marlins, Tigers, and Nationals which…
Read moreRobbed Of All Sanity
Way to follow a heart stopping signature win, guys. No, really. That was great. The Mets spoiled the much-anticipated debut…
Read more“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…
Read moreWe Have Seen The Enemy … It Is Us
Updated:The Mets have seven runs in their last six games. You can talk about Chris Paddack and his histrionics and…
Read moreTime for Brodie To Reshuffle The Deck
Updated:SNY played a soundbite from Terry Collins in his new baseball analyst role at FOX Sports 1. He talked about…
Read moreUnintentional Hell
Updated:Little did Pete Alonso know when he hit a game tying home run in the ninth inning what hell he…
Read moreDistracted 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…
Read moreDominic 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…
Read more“Oh My God It’s Him!”
Updated:I don’t know why I noticed this, but when Noah Syndergaard came out of the bullpen to prepare for his…
Read moreBack To Normal?
Updated:Jacob deGrom led off his Wednesday start with two hard hit balls: A liner by Joey Votto to J.D. Davis…
Read moreBreaking: Jeurys Familia
Well this might explain the 2019 struggles of Jeurys Familia: Jeurys Familia has been placed on the 10-Day IL (right…
Read moreThe Indestructible Mr. Alonso
Updated:Is it me or was Tuesday’s game a Hitchcock episode? First you had Jason Vargas introducing himself to the sixth…
Read moreWhere 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…
Read moreHey, Jed Lowrie Is Coming Back! Now What Do We Do?
Updated:Significant happenings in the lower levels of the Mets minor leagues on Sunday. Specifically … Jed Lowrie begins his rehab…
Read moreGame of Throws
Updated:So much to try to dissect from Saturday’a 8-6 loss. Let’s see if I can do so without coming off…
Read moreDark 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…
Read moreThe Nostalgia Tour Continues
Updated:For all those who were complaining about the Mets just merely bringing back players from last year’s team, the Mets…
Read moreTimed With A Sundial
Well if the Mets were at all in the Phillies’ heads, they just got evicted. The Phillies salvaged the final…
Read moreDance 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…
Read moreA 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…
Read moreHe 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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