Tag: Brandon Nimmo
Another Opening Day, Another Win, Another Body Part To Google
Updated:Opening Day. Where everyone is 0-0, and young fans fancy their team’s pennant chances. A time of hope springing eternal….
Read more »Flashbacks
Updated:I had a thought today how the 2022 Mets have a lot of 2006 in them. The ’06 Mets were…
Read more »The New York Mets could be well-represented at the All-Star Game
The first round of fan balloting for the All-Star Game is nearly complete. After Thursday, the top vote getters at…
Read more »The Devil’s In The Details
I don’t mean to pick on the Marlins. But I will anyway. The Marlins made the playoffs in 2020 when…
Read more »6/25/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at Miami Marlins
The presence of Sandy Alcantara on the mound made the prospect of a three-game losing streak a possibility for the…
Read more »Umps, Rules, And La Tortuga
Updated:Because I believe context is important, I have to point out first that in the bottom of the fifth inning,…
Read more »6/16/22 Game Preview: Milwaukee Brewers at New York Mets
Sometimes one bad inning can completely doom a game. The New York Mets (41-23) learned that lesson the hard way…
Read more »6/15/22 Game Preview: Milwaukee Brewers at New York Mets
Home cooking worked out well for the New York Mets (41-22) last night. Chris Bassitt delivered his best start as…
Read more »Caught In The Undercurrent
The Angels debuted their beach themed City Connect uniforms on Saturday night against Cookie Carrasco and the Mets. The Angels…
Read more »The Ones Who Return And The Ones Who Never Left
A lot of the attention paid tonight was towards the returns of Tylor Megill and Pete Alonso. This is not…
Read more »6/3/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
Updated:The heavyweight showdown between the National League’s two best teams lived up to the hype last night. Unfortunately for the…
Read more »6/1/22 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
The offensive explosion continued for the New York Mets (34-17) last night as they racked up ten runs to defeat…
Read more »New York Mets Continue Red-Hot Start to Build Historic May Lead
Fast starts are nothing new for the New York Mets, who have made a habit of getting off to quick…
Read more »Fattening Up By The Slimmest Of Margins
Updated:When we last left the Mets, this author surmised that the Mets should be able to fatten up on division…
Read more »I Should Have Just Stayed On The Couch
Wayne poses a good question. Down 6 in the 6th but given some of the #Comebacks we've seen from the…
Read more »The “Shut Your Mouth” Tour Continues
The Mets went full Ric Flair on the San Francisco Giants tonight, walloping them 13-3 on Buck Showalter’s birthday. If…
Read more »You’ve Been Polarized
My Citi Field debuts the last two seasons have been eventful. Last season was Matt Harvey’s return to Citi Field….
Read more »Mad Rationalizing
It had started well. The Mets brought a little bit of everything to the bottom of the 5th inning. An…
Read more »5/18/22 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
The fourth doubleheader of the season resulted in a split for the New York Mets (24-14), who managed to score…
Read more »Dirty Tricks
This game really had no business coming down to one pitch. It was one of those rare occasions where almost…
Read more »The Rocking Chair Was Delivered To The Wrong Porch
Updated:It had started out so well. Brandon Nimmo doubled down the left field line to lead off the game, Starling…
Read more »Take That With You
Updated:The game was over. Chasen Shreve and Adonis Media were mopping up for Taijuan Walker, who hadn’t had the best…
Read more »5/5/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
Updated:The New York Mets (18-9) finally didn’t win a series as they split a four-game set against the Atlanta Braves…
Read more »5/3/22 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets, Doubleheader Edition
The New York Mets (16-8) missed out on a chance to set the tone against the Atlanta Braves (11-13) last…
Read more »A Triangle Of Tragedy
Updated:Three things doomed Saturday’s game for the Mets. The first one was during the bottom of the 5th after Taijuan…
Read more »Was There A Clock Involved?
Updated:There were two outs in the top of the 9th. Max Scherzer and Miles Mikolos had just tidied up a…
Read more »4/25/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
The New York Mets (12-5) have gotten off to a red-hot start on the strength of five consecutive series victories…
Read more »All Is Now As It Should Have Been Then
A theme that was prevalent about the unveiling of the beautiful Tom Seaver statue before today’s home opener was that…
Read more »4/13/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
There wasn’t a ton of offense last night for the New York Mets (4-2), but they found a way to…
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