Tag: Brandon Drury
8/27/23 Game Preview: Los Angeles Angels at New York Mets
After a brief blip of competence, the New York Mets (59-71) are fully back in tank mode as the result…
Read more »Mike’s Mets Player Review Series: Brandon Drury
Now that the 2021 season is over for the New York Mets, we have been looking back at the year…
Read more »The Olive Branch
Updated:There were eight innings of frustration during a game that actually started on April 11th. Taijuan Walker gave up three…
Read more »A 2-11 Stream of Consciousness
Updated:I’m too lazy to organize these thoughts in a meaningful manner. Not after another soul crushing one run loss. So…
Read more »Who Conducted That Symphony?
Updated:It is getting ugly at Citi Field, as fans are now chanting "Fire Rojas." — Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 26,…
Read more »8/25/21 Game Preview: San Francisco Giants at New York Mets
Updated:A return home did little to spark the New York Mets (60-64) last night. Even with Francisco Lindor back in…
Read more »8/22/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
Updated:The 13-game stretch against the National League West’s two top teams has been a brutal one for the New York…
Read more »A Disclaimer Disguised As A Rallying Cry
Updated:It’s tempting to overreact to a 14-4 loss. Remember that there are still 11 games left to go against the…
Read more »There Are Sac Flies, And There Are Sac Flies
Updated:We had the theater of the obvious, which was Luis Rojas’ righty heavy lineup against Julio Urias. It was the…
Read more »8/13/21 Game Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets
Updated:After sweeping their doubleheader with the Washington Nationals yesterday, the pressure immediately ratcheted up for the New York Mets (59-55)….
Read more »Twists, Turns, A Win, And More Rain
Updated:I guess Zack Scott’s match lit a fuse. After there were reports that Scott’s talk ruffled some feathers in the…
Read more »Written By The Bots
There was a big kick a few months back where people would ingest book transcripts and song lyrics into bots,…
Read more »8/7/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
Updated:Six weeks of mediocre baseball has finally come back to haunt the New York Mets (56-53). A 90-day run in…
Read more »It’s A Disease
Thursday afternoon in Miami will be the point in time where the Mets officially became a caricature of themselves. As…
Read more »Javy Baez Is A Slasher Flick Hero
Updated:We all knew that Javy Báez was the hero we didn’t know we needed. We all hope that Javy Báez…
Read more »8/1/21 Game Preview: Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets
Updated:In what has become typical fashion for the New York Mets (55-48) this year, they simply found a way to…
Read more »From History To Hysteria In Six Inches
Updated:Javy Báez’s two run home run in the 6th inning in his first game as a Met had cut the…
Read more »7/29/21 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
Updated:The trade deadline is just two days away and the New York Mets (54-46) are a team in need of…
Read more »Orwellian
Updated:I love when people say “this season reminds me of the ‘XX season.” I don’t know if you can make…
Read more »That’s Why It’s A Challenge
Updated:I titled my last post “The Avoiding Injury Challenge” in reference to Jacob deGrom, but as you know from rooting…
Read more »6/20/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
Updated:The New York Mets (36-28) managed to split a doubleheader yesterday, winning the opener 5-1 before falling 6-2 in the…
Read more »6/17/21 Game Preview: Chicago Cubs at New York Mets
Updated:Despite another injury scare from Jacob deGrom, the New York Mets (35-25) found a way to win last night. deGrom…
Read more »6/6/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Diego Padres
Updated:The New York Mets (28-23) needed a win last night and Jacob deGrom predictably came up aces when they needed…
Read more »6/4/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Diego Padres
This weekend’s series at Petco Park is a huge test for the New York Mets (27-22) and they are already…
Read more »Two Right Fielders At Turner Field West
Updated:Taijuan Walker didn’t have his best stuff on Thursday. A little less pop, a little less control than we’ve gotten…
Read more »6/3/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Diego Padres
Updated:The first leg of their nine-game road trip was a success for the New York Mets (27-21), who won two…
Read more »A Hot Bullpen In The Dry Heat
Updated:YouTube can be a rabbit hole. You can watch videos for hours upon hours and whittle your time away. And…
Read more »6/2/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks
Updated:Everything looked to be coming up aces for the New York Mets (26-21) early in Arizona last night. The Mets…
Read more »New York Mets weather injury storm to post best May record in years
Updated:At the end of April, it looked like the New York Mets were at a crossroads. Massive underachievement on the…
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