Tag: Jacob deGrom
Grabbed By Ghosts
It wasn’t at all surprising to be reminded that the Mets had never lost to R.A. Dickey. The fun started…
Read more »9/16/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Atlanta Braves
It hasn’t been a good week for the New York Mets (63-84), who have lost five games in a row…
Read more »“Can You Believe This?”
I said it five days ago, I’ll say it today, and I’ll continue to say it every time he starts…
Read more »9/10/17 Game Preview: Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets
While most of the sporting world’s attention is on the first full Sunday of NFL football, the New York Mets…
Read more »Cache
Look, Jacob deGrom has built so much goodwill for me that giving up nine runs to the hated Philadelphia Phillies…
Read more »9/5/17 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
The New York Mets (59-78) continued their recent run of dominance over the Philadelphia Phillies (52-85) by scoring an 11-7…
Read more »Jacob deGrom Has Tough Luck Loss As Mets Drop Rare Series to Reds
After Rafael Montero delivered an exceptional pitching performance last night, Jacob deGrom’s showing today was a bit of a letdown….
Read more »8/31/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds
The New York Mets (58-74) saw Rafael Montero deliver his finest start of the season yesterday, tossing 8.1 innings of…
Read more »La Propenso a Lesiones
I’ve been thinking a lot over the last week or so how nice it is to see Yoenis Cespedes play…
Read more »8/25/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
The New York Mets’ (55-71) disappointing season took another bitter turn yesterday with the injury to Michael Conforto. Conforto dislocated…
Read more »Jacob, Jacob, He’s Our Man! If He Can’t Win On A Sunday We’re All Doomed To Hell!
Giancarlo Stanton had that look in his eye. He probably always has that look in his eye, but I noticed…
Read more »8/20/17 Game Preview: Miami Marlins at New York Mets
The New York Mets (54-67) snapped their five game losing streak last night by picking up an 8-1 win over…
Read more »Attitude
Carrying a losing team on your back must cause fatigue. You saw it in Jacob deGrom on Tuesday, as he…
Read more »8/15/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at New York Yankees
The latest edition of the Subway Series started with a surprisingly low scoring game featuring two starters with ERA’s near…
Read more »R Train To Hell
I wanted to say that Terry Collins was at fault for using Hansel Robles for a second inning of work….
Read more »The Pitcher Is Strong, The Pettiness Is Stronger
So if that extra $3.7 million went to lock up Jacob deGrom so that he can continue his streak of…
Read more »8/10/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
The New York Mets (50-61) had a bad homestand, going 1-4 in five games against the Los Angeles Dodgers and…
Read more »First And Foreboding
Going up against the Dodgers, the team that severely outclassed them in a four game series in Los Angeles earlier…
Read more »8/4/17 Game Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets
The Amed Rosario era has begun for the New York Mets (49-57), and while the young shortstop has shown promise…
Read more »Mike’s Met Of The Month, July 2017: Jacob deGrom
For much of the season, the main problem with the New York Mets has been pitching. The rotation has been…
Read more »Flop In July Leads To A Mets Sell Off
At the end of June, it was clear that the New York Mets would be set for their last stand…
Read more »A Tale of Two Pitches
Here lies Jacob deGrom’s win streak. May it rest in peace. It stopped at eight on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners,…
Read more »7/29/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Seattle Mariners
There are now only two games left for the New York Mets (48-53) before Monday’s trade deadline, and it should…
Read more »How Jacob deGrom, Yoenis Cespedes, and Addison Reed React To Stress
Zack Wheeler hit the disabled list for the second time in about a month, this time with a “stress reaction“,…
Read more »7/24/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Diego Padres
The New York Mets (45-51) had a decent home stand, going 6-4 in their first 10 games after the All…
Read more »Jacob deGrom Is The Baseball Brodie
I’m starting to think Jacob deGrom is the Russell Westbrook of the Mets. He’s won seven straight starts now after…
Read more »7/19/17 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
The New York Mets (41-50) are simply a bad baseball team, and it has shown over the last few days….
Read more »What Happens When The Morphine Wears Off?
The Mets roared out of the break with a 14-2 victory against the team that the standings tell us they’re…
Read more »7/14/17 Game Preview: Colorado Rockies at New York Mets
The All Star Break is over, so the New York Mets (39-47) will kick off the second half of their…
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