Tag: Daniel Murphy
The Birth Of The American Spork
They always say “beware of September stats”. That phrase came from a time where rosters were expanded to 40, and…
Read more »The Ballad Of D.J. Stewart’s Ice Pack
Updated:There were more outstanding performances for the Mets tonight in their 8-3 victory over the Marlins tonight than there were…
Read more »The Decade in Review: New York Mets
The 2010’s wasn’t a superb decade for the New York Mets, who only made two playoff appearances and had just…
Read more »9/16/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies
Updated:The New York Mets (77-72) blew a golden opportunity in the National League Wild Card race last night. Despite watching…
Read more »Idealism Becomes Reality
I’ve had this thought about Jeff McNeil for a while now. But it really became crystal clear during today’s 5-4…
Read more »6/9/19 Game Preview: Colorado Rockies at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (31-33) had a very nice bounce back effort yesterday. After dropping the opener of their weekend…
Read more »Three Years In The Making
Updated:The thing about Saturday’s 5-3 Mets win over the Rockies that shouldn’t go unnoticed was Steven Matz going up and…
Read more »6/8/19 Game Preview: Colorado Rockies at New York Mets
Updated:Last night felt a lot like a 2018 start for Jacob deGrom, and that’s not a good thing. deGrom pitched…
Read more »A Rockie Ride
Updated:Friday started a stretch of 28 games against teams over .500 leading into the All-Star break. They’re probably going to…
Read more »6/7/19 Game Preview: Colorado Rockies at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (30-32) did what they needed to do this week, taking two out of three against the…
Read more »Amazingly Incomplete
Updated:Jacob deGrom might be more amazing than usual. Not only did he strike out ten batters and give up one…
Read more »I For One Welcome Our New Reptilian Overlords
Updated:No. No no no no. There’s something strange going on here. Jason Vargas has been dog meat all season, gives…
Read more »Jeff McNeil Thaws My Frozen Heart
As I rack my brain trying to figure out where to upgrade this team, I’m increasingly being swayed towards this…
Read more »The Insignificance
I made the argument before the game, and I stand by it, that these two months following the trade deadline,…
Read more »7/31/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
Updated:The trade deadline has come and gone, so it is time for the New York Mets (44-59) to officially begin…
Read more »What’s The Use? It’s All The Same …
The deed is done. The trade is now official. We’ve acquired minor league infielder William Toffey, RHP Bobby Wahl and…
Read more »Checking The Rivals: All Star Break
Updated:Checking The Rivals is a new feature where we track the fortunes (and in some cases make fun) of our…
Read more »Is Anybody Out There?
Updated:I forgive you if you stopped reading this blog in the middle of May. Even in the virtual world, this…
Read more »7/12/18 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:Even though he isn’t an All Star (yet), outfielder Brandon Nimmo sure knows how to brighten the lives of the…
Read more »Checking The Rivals: April
Updated:Checking The Rivals is a new feature where we track the fortunes (and in some cases make fun) of our…
Read more »How Worried Should Postseason-Hopeful MLB Teams Be Right Now?
Updated:There’s an old saying in baseball that you can’t win a championship in April, but you can lose it. With…
Read more »Sold! To The N.L. East Team With The Red Curly W
Matt Reynolds, whom the Mets designated for assignment last week to make room for Todd Frazier, has been traded to…
Read more »Allow Him To Re-Introduce Himself …
Jay is back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXNxUtpS4zo Jay Bruce brings back Public Service Announcement, and he also brings back 30 HR’s and 90…
Read more »Ian Kinsler Provides Some Real Off Season Discussion
A lot of names come and go in free agency season. Here’s the chain: Boredom leads to speculation. Speculation leads…
Read more »First Five
In his return from exile, Noah Syndergaard threw one slider, then four fastballs, and got three outs. And as far…
Read more »Get Shady For Brady
The Mets are pulling off a tank job so good you’d think Andrew Luck was in the draft. And they’re…
Read more »Was That … Fun?
After blowing a 5-0 lead built on a three run home run by Asdrubal Cabrera and a two run home…
Read more »A Refreshing Revision
Not only did the Mets win a ballgame on Tuesday, but they defeated the Rangers 5-4. It was the first Rangers 5-4…
Read more »Daniel Murphy Has a Good Supply of Body Bags
I held on with the slightest bit of belief for as long as I could. Really, I did. The 1-7…
Read more »