Tag: Jacob deGrom
New York Mets, Miami Marlins Have Game Postponed Due To Rain
The New York Mets did their fans a favor today, announcing very early that tonight’s game with the Miami Marlins…
Read more »Alternate Intelligence
I feel like I’m in some sort of Twilight Zone … an alternate universe where the Mets do things right….
Read more »9/9/18 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
The New York Mets (64-77) had an offensive party last night, breaking out the lumber in a 10-5 victory over…
Read more »Save Some For …
Updated:The Mets were nice enough to try to put Saturday’s game to bed early. Tomas Nido smacked a three run…
Read more »The Rice Pudding Of Losses
It’s silly to think … as some pundits and people who have been hired to entertain us about the Mets…
Read more »Sigh Young
Updated:When Justin Turner hit an early home run of Jacob deGrom on Monday, it took away his margin of error…
Read more »9/3/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
Updated:The New York Mets (61-75) got a brilliant outing from Noah Syndergaard last night to secure a series victory over…
Read more »Noah’s Mets-A-Roni (A San Francisco Treat! Get It?)
Noah Syndergaard gave us his first career complete game against the Giants in a 4-1 victory to close out the…
Read more »New York Mets Play .500 Ball In Meaningless August
Updated:The 2018 season is starting to wind down, and for the New York Mets there is just one month left…
Read more »Pink Macaroons And A Million Balloons
Updated:Imagine Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory if Veruca Salt had won the factory. That’s how Jason Vargas getting 21…
Read more »Amazingly Incomplete
Updated:Jacob deGrom might be more amazing than usual. Not only did he strike out ten batters and give up one…
Read more »8/28/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Chicago Cubs
Updated:The New York Mets (58-73) stepped up in weight class yesterday, and they were predictably beaten. Noah Syndergaard struggled early…
Read more »It’s All Relative
This is the post where I complain about everything I make it a point not to complain about: Lineup Construction…
Read more »8/23/18 Game Preview: San Francisco Giants at New York Mets
The New York Mets (56-70) have bounced back nicely from a tough loss to the San Francisco Giants (62-66) on…
Read more »Children Are Our Greatest Resource
The Mets were victorious in the 2018 Little League Classic, which started as a question regarding whether Jason Vargas could…
Read more »Platitudes And Outrage: Cy Young Edition
There was a new twist to Jacob deGrom’s incredible season on Saturday: a rain delay. I wasn’t sure deGrom would…
Read more »8/18/2018 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
Updated:It’s almost over. The road trip created from a blindfolded dart thrower is in its next to last day as…
Read more »Jacob deGrom Now Has Two Straight Wins In His Push For A Cy Young Award
Updated:In what can qualify as an absolute rarity for the New York Mets, they have won two consecutive games that…
Read more »Metsapalooza
Updated:I still remember the game down the stretch in 2007 when the St. Louis Cardinals, who were dreck that season,…
Read more »Chris Sale is having one of the best seasons in Red Sox history
Updated:Open a dictionary and look up “dominant.” Right next to the word should be a picture of Chris Sale. The…
Read more »8/13/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at New York Yankees
Updated:The New York Mets (49-66) are playing solid baseball right now, scoring consecutive series victories for the first time since…
Read more »We’re Number Four (Sad Trombone Music)
No, no … really. I’m happy the Mets won. Better draft pick? We’re drafting under slot anyway. Noah Syndergaard made…
Read more »In Praise And In Fear
Updated:I don’t know what more that anybody can say about Jacob deGrom. It would be so easy for him to…
Read more »Jacob deGrom succeeds, but Mets fail him
Updated:Wednesday’s action featured a rarity from around Major League Baseball—Jacob deGrom won a game. The Mets scored eight runs in…
Read more »8/8/18 Game Preview: Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (46-65) had a late night yesterday. Mother Nature unleashed a down pour just after first pitch…
Read more »Jacob deGrom’s Catch 22
Updated:Two things are increasingly clear: Jacob deGrom has to pitch a no-hitter to win a game. If Jacob deGrom ever…
Read more »8/3/18 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (44-62) have hit the skids again, dropping three games in a row to fall a season…
Read more »New York Mets Stand Relatively Pat In Average July
Updated:The New York Mets posted a rare .500 month, going 12-12 in July, mostly by alternating wins and losses for…
Read more »The Insignificance
I made the argument before the game, and I stand by it, that these two months following the trade deadline,…
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