Tag: Drew Smith
Hello Oakland, Our Old Friends
Tell me you expected the game where the ERAs of the starting pitchers were 17.55 and 11.42 to end 3-2….
Read more »Pizza Bagels, Frat Boys and Moonshots (Oh, And a Billion Dollar Scoreboard That Runs on Windows Vista)
Updated:Wednesday had to overcome a lot for it to be a net positive. I mean, it was a beautiful day…
Read more »Mildly Irritated Max
It may not have been vintage Mad Max, but Max Scherzer was plenty good for what the Mets needed him…
Read more »Meeting The Moment
Kodai Senga seems like he’s going to be the focal point of any game that he pitches. Considering the fact…
Read more »It’s Worse Than Czechoslovakia
Updated:The Mets finally found some offense in Milwaukee. Francisco Lindor went 3-for-4 on Wednesday afternoon with two RBI, and Pete…
Read more »Mark Canha’s Personal Journey
Updated:There’s nothing to worry about with Mark Canha. I say that because someone expressed to me a little worry upon…
Read more »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 »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 »The Healing Has Begun And Is Ongoing
Here’s how you know it’s a good season: The Mets stranded the bases loaded in the first inning after only…
Read more »Good Karma And Jazz Hands
Updated:Yesterday, Taijuan Walker stopped into the team store and picked up the tab for all of the Pride Day merchandise…
Read more »Triple Double
Updated:The first inning really set the tone for this game. They worked Blake Snell to the nub and the at-bats…
Read more »Big Generator
Updated:Pete Alonso had a double play in his hands, but he threw the ball wide to Francisco Lindor and everyone…
Read more »Double Nickel
Updated:The Nationals have become the Bill Dixon of Major League Baseball. They show up, they cut bad promos, and they…
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 »First Of Firsts
Updated:Some things in baseball just give you chills. Welcome back, @Starlingmart! 🧡💙 pic.twitter.com/jMOhHUbqpZ — New York Mets (@Mets) May 21,…
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 »Splitting Cadillacs
With apologies to those of you who came up with the theory that the Mets rained out Monday’s game to…
Read more »Death By Humidity
Updated:We had some pre-game news. First, James McCann was announced to have had a broken hamate bone in his left…
Read more »It Was The Rat All Along
I apologize in advance for sounding like a broken record. But there have been many times that I have seen…
Read more »Don’t Give Up, Keep Runnin’, Keep Hidin’ …
Memories of last season’s five game series against the Braves have been prominent in a lot of people’s minds after…
Read more »Joy Combined
Updated:The top of 9th inning was getting ready to start. And SNY had dumped the commercial break, as is customary…
Read more »All Or Nothing Or Nothing At All
Shutting out the Phillies in Citizens Bank Park is always fascinating, especially when the Phils come at you with lineup…
Read more »Mike’s Mets Player Review Series: Drew Smith
Now that the 2021 season is over for the New York Mets, we have been looking back at the year…
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 »Madness And Magic
Updated:The day started with Luis Rojas gathering around and talking to his team “as a family“. Now I know that’s…
Read more »New York Mets add Javier Baez as they remain in first place through July
Updated:There was a bit of bad news for the New York Mets in July as they underachieved against a potentially…
Read more »A Blowout Even After The Exchange Rate
Updated:Saturday’s 10-3 loss to Toronto is really easy to sum up: If Gary DiSarcina holds up Brandon Nimmo with two…
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