Tag: Jacob deGrom
If You Close Your Eyes, It’s a 4-0 Win
Arizona’s streak, much like the Mets’ streak in late July and Early August, is unsustainable. The only question is when…
Read more »9/9/19 Game Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (72-70) are still alive in the National League Wild Card race, but they blew a golden…
Read more »Joining An Exclusive List Of Visceral Anger
Updated:You might not believe what I’m about to say, but I so rarely get angry over Mets games. Bummed? Yes….
Read more »9/3/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
Updated:The New York Mets (70-67) celebrated Labor Day in style, cruising to a 7-3 victory over the Washington Nationals (77-59)….
Read more »New York Mets ride the roller coaster in a wild August
Updated:August of 2019 will certainly be memorable for New York Mets’ fans. After making an interesting decision to stand pat…
Read more »A Rest Stop Within The Abyss
Updated:Amed Rosario got a curve ball from Aaron Nola that he should have hit all the way to Williamsport. He…
Read more »Caratini On The Rocks
Updated:[protected-iframe id=”28d365db0f8278be9d8ee41a9c5c1035-142507471-13745575″ info=”https://streamable.com/m/caratini-s-2-homer-game-x9280″ width=”560″ height=”315″ frameborder=”0″] Today’s Hate List Victor Caratini I got nothing else.
Read more »8/29/19 Game Preview: Chicago Cubs at New York Mets
Updated:It is officially crisis time for the New York Mets (67-65). After climbing to a season-high seven games above .500…
Read more »Tonight might be the biggest regular season start of Jacob deGrom’s career
Updated:It may be hyperbole to call a regular season game the biggest for anything, but tonight’s start might be the…
Read more »Life Still Has Questions After 42
It doesn’t get any bigger than this series against the Cubs … and it won’t get any bigger if the…
Read more »Hey, This Bullpen Isn’t A Disaster Anymore
Updated:Special guest writer Casey Trent wanted to discuss how the Mets’ bullpen has gone from imminent disaster to workable cog….
Read more »Baseball In Hell
If a baseball fan goes to hell, the Mets’ 2-1 14 inning loss to the Braves is the game that…
Read more »8/23/19 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (67-60) just keep on rolling. After completing a series sweep of the Cleveland Indians last night…
Read more »Three Jakes, A Loogy, And A Luis Sojo
The latest “biggest game of the year” saw Jacob Junis (I guess he wants to be called “Jake” now) match…
Read more »8/17/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at Kansas City Royals
Updated:The New York Mets (62-60) looked flat last night and it cost them dearly. After arriving late from Atlanta after…
Read more »Streaks Are No Match For Slop And Superstition
Soaring with every win means paddle boarding in the mud with every loss. Today, we paddle board in the mud….
Read more »8/11/2019 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:Can the New York Mets pull off another heart stopping victory over the Washington Nationals? Well I’m sure they’ll settle…
Read more »Throats, Meet Feet
The Mets completed their sweep of the Miami Marlins of Florida on Wednesday with a 7-2 victory. I’m not sure…
Read more »Stars To The Fifth Power
It’s hard to sweep a doubleheader. It’s hard because things happen. The Marlins are the Marlins, but there will always…
Read more »8/5/19 Game Preview: Miami Marlins at New York Mets, Doubleheader Edition
Updated:A lot has changed in a week for the New York Mets (55-56), who return home after a successful road…
Read more »Mike’s Met of the Month, July 2019: Jacob deGrom
Updated:The New York Mets played very well in July, and they had a lot of good performances on both sides…
Read more »New York Mets rebound in strong July to creep back into the race
Updated:When July began, the New York Mets appeared to be dead and buried in the standings. The Mets started the…
Read more »Figuring Things Out
Each passing win is a siren … one that calls out to re-join the fray and believe that the Mets…
Read more »7/31/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at Chicago White Sox
Updated:The trade deadline has come and gone, and the New York Mets (51-55) ended up standing pat. Instead of shipping…
Read more »Stellar Story Time
Just a few observations from being at the ballpark today: First, it’s always interesting to see how pitchers deal with…
Read more »7/25/19 Game Preview: San Diego Padres at New York Mets
Updated:The Mets will attempt to take the rubber game of the series as they face the Padres in a Thursday…
Read more »Deja Brutal
Updated:Now you know why I said that last night’s 16 inning loss barely registers on the Benitez scale … because…
Read more »7/19/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Updated:The New York Mets (44-52) saw their four game winning streak come to an end last night in painful fashion….
Read more »Mets Win A Road Series, But Can’t Get Their Stories Straight
Updated:The Mets are exhausting. On the one hand, they finally won a road series for the first time since early…
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