Tag: Francisco Lindor
6/25/21 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets, Doubleheader Edition
Updated:Thursday was a much-needed day off for the New York Mets (38-31), who have been playing a lot of baseball…
Read more »Whole Enough
Lemme give you an idea of the kind of juju I have: When the Nets were up 2-0, I decided…
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 »The Avoiding Injury Challenge
Updated:The third inning of game one of today’s DH against Atlanta showed you just how dominant Jacob deGrom is. And…
Read more »Kill And Be Killed
Updated:After dealing with the Nationals becoming Chuck Wepner for a night, Francisco Lindor turned into Clubber Lang for the first…
Read more »6/19/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals, Doubleheader Edition
Updated:Offense has been a major issue for the New York Mets (35-27) over the past two games. The Mets were…
Read more »The Champ
Updated:The Mets have a new reward for their player of the game. Marcus Stroman won it today. pic.twitter.com/27pEefZOep — Anthony…
Read more »6/12/21 Game Preview: San Diego Padres at New York Mets
Updated:The first game with a massive crowd at Citi Field since 2019 was a successful one for the New York…
Read more »Back, Back, Back, And To The Left
Updated:The Mets broke out the long ball in bunches at Oriole Park tonight while Taijuan Walker gave up one run…
Read more »6/9/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Baltimore Orioles
Updated:A rough outing for David Peterson doomed the New York Mets (29-24) last night. Peterson couldn’t get out of the…
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 »Spinner Spinner, Chicken Dinner
Updated:This was the best pitching matchup of the series. The best pitcher on the planet vs. the guy who threw…
Read more »6/5/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Diego Padres
Updated:The New York Mets (27-23) have gotten by with half of their starting lineup out thanks to some solid contributions…
Read more »It’s The Same Old Song, But With A Different Meaning Since Half The Team Is Gone
Updated:When Blake Snell has an outing like he did, it’s hard to expect a win. But after he lost the…
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 »6/1/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks
Updated:The New York Mets (26-20) ended May on a roll, winning five straight games to build a 3.5 game lead…
Read more »The Friends We Make Along The Way
Updated:I have a complaint upfront: It’s the bottom of the second, and the Mets are up 1-0 thanks to professional…
Read more »Different Paths, Same Peraza
Updated:A 1-0 win and a 4-2 win will read very similar in a boxscore. But they were two very different…
Read more »The End Of The Adrenaline
Updated:The 3-6 road trip looks disappointing when you’re just looking at numbers. But of course you know that when you…
Read more »That’s It, That’s Poteet (And That’s The Road Trip)
Updated:Jordan Yamamoto was tasked with getting the Mets through one more game against Miami, his former team, in one piece….
Read more »Bracing For The Impact From Ghosts And Their Runners
Updated:Ever since Miguel Castro threw a fat changeup down the middle to Garrett Cooper which turned into a game tying…
Read more »Tomas Nido, Cameron Maybin And The Absorbtion Of Cobb County
Updated:This day began with the Mets having to find somebody to play outfield. With one outfielder lost to a strained…
Read more »Meatballs In Bulk
Updated:Saturday was a nice reminder that nice reminder that while the depth pieces have carried the club, they can’t do…
Read more »The Calm After The Storm
Updated:After Zack Scott called a zoom conference on Saturday afternoonJorda to share his thoughts on Raccoon vs Rat (which I…
Read more »Animal Instincts
This is going to be one of those seasons, isn’t it. I mean, silly me for thinking that with Steve…
Read more »When The Sublime And The Ridiculous Start With Walk
Updated:To think that Taijuan Walker was just sitting on the free agent wires … for months … before anybody decided…
Read more »5/6/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
Updated:The aftershock of Monday night’s firings of hitting coach Chili Davis and assistant hitting coach Tom Slater has mostly subsided…
Read more »Splitting Spares
Updated:Game 2 of the Wednesday doubleheader was the product of a couple unfortunate events. First was Jacob deGrom’s sore right…
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