27 Jun
Mets 27 Jun
Defense Matters ... For Better Or Worse
So we get to the second inning in Sunday’s game, and I’m already thinking of a narrative for today’s post, which is to say that defense (…)
Hector Santiago
01 Oct 19
Mets 01 Oct 19
Dusting Off The Red Marker To Hand The Mets Some Grades
I don’t do this very often, but this season I’ve decided to hand out some grades for the 2019 season. These come in no particular order, (…)
14 Jun 19
Mets 14 Jun 19
Obliterated
Here’s what’s frustrating about this team: They make comebacks. They don’t lay down and die. They erase deficits and they work hard. Really (…)
25 May 19
Mets 25 May 19
Battery Charge
The pitchers and the catchers deserve all the credit on Saturday. First, and maybe not foremost but on the list: Jason Vargas going five (…)
20 May 19
Mets 20 May 19
5/20/19 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
The sky has officially begun to fall for the New York Mets (20-25), who are fading out of relevance by the day. The Mets have dropped five (…)
05 Jan 19
Mets 05 Jan 19
Report: New York Mets Sign Hector Santiago
The New York Mets made a minor transaction this weekend, completing a deal with left handed pitcher Hector Santiago, MetsMerized’s Jacob (…)
09 Jun 17
Twins 09 Jun 17
Twins shuffling
I promised it back on Monday, and indeed, the Twins made some moves. They weren’t necessarily the moves I expected, nor did they stem from (…)
07 Jun 17
Twins 07 Jun 17
Mariners 12, Twins 3 - This actually is looks better than it was
The Moment: Hector Santiago seems to have had a falling out with the strike zone, as they are no longer close. After walking a couple (…)
01 Jun 17
Twins 01 Jun 17
Astros 17, Twins 6, Something seems to have gone awry
The Moment: In the 6th inning, there was some hope. Not much, because we all knew that the bullpen was on its way into the game, but some (…)
15 May 17
Twins 15 May 17
Indians 8, Twins 3 - Twins unable to sweep
The Moment: The Indians had an early lead, but you would forgive everyone if they weren’t convinced that Cleveland was going to walk (…)
05 Apr 17
Twins 05 Apr 17
Twins 9, Royals 1 - The Twins are fun again
The Moment: The 7th inning, where the Twins scored 6 runs and had a couple of big hits, was a lot of fun. That said, the Twins won by 8 (…)
02 Feb 17
MLB 02 Feb 17
The path to Twins' success is through the rotation
It’s not a secret: the Twins have been very bad for about 5 years now, and in that time, the pitching has been very bad. While there (…)
17 Jan 17
Twins 17 Jan 17
Hector Santiago is bad.
Nearly universally, writers and fans applauded Rob Antony for trading Ricky Nolasco to Anaheim, along with Alex Meyer, for Hector Santiago. (…)
