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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Amazingly Incomplete
Updated:Jacob deGrom might be more amazing than usual. Not only did he strike out ten batters and give up one…
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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…
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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…
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The Insignificance
I made the argument before the game, and I stand by it, that these two months following the trade deadline,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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First Five
In his return from exile, Noah Syndergaard threw one slider, then four fastballs, and got three outs. And as far…
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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…
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Was That … Fun?
After blowing a 5-0 lead built on a three run home run by Asdrubal Cabrera and a two run home…
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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…
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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…
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