Tag: Jose Reyes
The Insignificance
I made the argument before the game, and I stand by it, that these two months following the trade deadline,…
Read more »Freesed Out
I really try not to go half-cocked on things as if I was a sports talk show host or caller….
Read more »It’s The Most Wonderful Time
Mets sign Austin Jackson — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 27, 2018 I remember wanting Austin Jackson for the 2016 season…
Read more »7/25/18 Game Preview: San Diego Padres at New York Mets
Updated:It is fitting that the weather is overcast today for the New York Mets (41-57), whose immediate future looks very…
Read more »Selective Discipline
Updated:I understand that it’s extra important to be sure that young players follow rules and don’t get themselves into trouble…
Read more »7/15/18 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:Hey, with a Mets win today they have a chance to … get this … win a series!!! They haven’t…
Read more »Did We Just See Anti-Mickey?
We heard a lot all season (and off-season) about how Mickey Art Howellaway was going to do different things with…
Read more »7/14/18 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:The return of Noah Syndergaard from the disabled list was a resounding success for the New York Mets (38-54), who…
Read more »Logic, And Jerry Blevins Fastballs … Both Fly Over The Wall
The Nationals were 46-46 coming into tonight’s game. They play shoddy defense and their best hitter has looked more like…
Read more »S-N-Why The Hell Not?
Updated:I find it interesting that of all the bad seasons that have happened recently … starting with the collapses in…
Read more »7/10/18 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
Updated:The old baseball theory that you don’t sweep doubleheaders held true for the New York Mets (36-52) yesterday. The Mets…
Read more »7/8/18 Game Preview: Tampa Bay Rays at New York Mets
Success has been very fleeting for the 2018 New York Mets (35-50), and yesterday’s game was a perfect example of…
Read more »Total Lack Of Recall
I don’t know what’s worse: making a conscious decision not to watch a Mets game, or watching a Mets game…
Read more »7/4/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Toronto Blue Jays
Updated:The New York Mets (33-49) have made an art form of finding ways to lose baseball games. Last night was…
Read more »Starving Your Inner Feline
If you are a cat owner, the minimum amount of effort you should have is opening a can of food…
Read more »6/26/18 Game Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (31-45) continued their woeful June last night, losing 6-4 to the Pittsburgh Pirates (37-41). The loss…
Read more »6/25/18 Game Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets
Updated:It seems like nothing can go right for the New York Mets (31-44) this season. Despite scoring seven runs at…
Read more »Justin Turner Strikes The Match, So Let It Burn … Burn Baby Burn
Updated:There’s two things that come out of Sunday’s game that are of vague note. And we’re not going to do…
Read more »Amed Rosario Given A “Mental Break” When The New York Mets Are 12 Games Below .500
Updated:There isn’t much good to report for the New York Mets, who have been so injury riddled that Jerry Blevins…
Read more »6/21/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies
Updated:The New York Mets (31-40) are now officially back on a losing streak. After falling 10-8 to the Colorado Rockies…
Read more »Moments And Limits
At 2;30 in the morning, it’s hard to really have an opinion on all the twists and turns that happen…
Read more »Report: Baseball Gods Possess Pity
It wasn’t quite Carter, Mitchell, Knight, Buckner. In fact, it was quite the opposite. The errors came before the clutch,…
Read more »6/17/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks
Updated:For only the second time in June, the New York Mets (29-38) won a baseball game last night. The Mets…
Read more »Sandy Alderson Offers A Relatively Bleak Outlook On New York Mets
Prior to yesterday’s loss to the Atlanta Braves, New York Mets’ General Manager Sandy Alderson hopped on a conference call…
Read more »Building a Sandcastle in a War Zone
Seth Lugo was in an impossible situation. Make the start for Noah Syndergaard … against the Yankees, and Luis Severino…
Read more »Why The Hell Is Jose Reyes Still On The Mets?
Updated:I had planned to write this after the inevitable demotion of Luis Guillorme to make room for whichever Met was…
Read more »An Attempt At Rationality
I’m really going to try to look at this rationally. Sometimes, teams with bad records win. The Orioles did have…
Read more »Report: Jose Reyes’ Roster Spot is Safe . . . For Now
On the same day that the New York Mets bet on a 37 year old former All Star to help…
Read more »A Quick Little Rant To Welcome The New Guy
I’m going to make this rant about the Mets’ 5-1 loss to the Marlins short, because it took me a…
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