Tag: Mark Canha
How Baseball Works
Thursday was Camp Day. I was embedded in a section that had a camp sitting there. One of the teachers/counselors…
Read more »6/1/23 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
The arrival of the Philadelphia Phillies (25-30) to Citi Field has brought back a bit of the 2022 mojo that…
Read more »One For The Vets
I’m rooting for the kids. I want the kids to have long and prosperous careers, and I want those careers…
Read more »5/31/23 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
For the first time in 2023, the New York Mets (28-27) managed to pick up a win on a Tuesday….
Read more »5/28/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies
A six-run rally was for naught for the New York Mets (27-26), who lost a typical Coors Field game to…
Read more »5/27/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies
Things got a bit dicey at the end but the New York Mets (27-25) found a way to pick up…
Read more »5/15/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
The New York Mets (20-21) have to hope that their performance in the second game of yesterday’s doubleheader against the…
Read more »Soul Searching, Celebration Discovering, and Most Importantly: Max!
I have a mental block about Game 1 of the Nationals “Rip You Off Doubleheader Special, Brought To You By…
Read more »5/14/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
The tomfoolery surrounding yesterday’s suspended game didn’t matter a ton in the end for the New York Mets (19-21), who…
Read more »5/13/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
Sometimes all it takes is one big hit to snap a team out of a funk. Francisco Lindor’s three-run single…
Read more »From Driving Me To Drink, To Raising A Glass
It was the bottom of the 4th. There were two outs, and the Nationals had just scored their second run…
Read more »5/12/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
The two-week stretch that was supposed to fix the New York Mets (18-20) has turned into an ongoing nightmare disguising…
Read more »Contrary to Popular Belief, You CAN Overstate The Obvious
Updated:Today’s Hate List (Yes, today’s entire post is one big, slimy ball of hate.) Look, let’s get something straight right…
Read more »5/11/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds
It took over a month but the New York Mets (18-19) finally got a dominant pitching performance from one of…
Read more »At Least Wil Myers Touched Second Base … Eventually
Tuesday’s game, probably more than any game so far this season, shows the gulf between 2022 and 2023. That’s not…
Read more »5/6/23 Game Preview: Colorado Rockies at New York Mets
Sometimes all you need is one run to win a baseball game and the New York Mets (17-16) were on…
Read more »Haase’d
Gare had mentioned during Game 1 that the wind was blowing out 10-15 mph. Granted, he did so with the…
Read more »4/28/23 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
It may have taken an oversized gnome to loosen things up, but the New York Mets (15-11) finally woke up…
Read more »4/26/23 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
There are always going to be clunkers over the course of a 162-game season and the New York Mets (14-10)…
Read more »4/22/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Things are going great for the New York Mets (14-7) right now as the team builds itself a nice cushion…
Read more »4/21/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Long West Coast road trips have usually gone poorly for the New York Mets (13-7) but this year’s is a…
Read more »Be Ready For A Fight, Rob …
Updated:So I don’t want this to get buried in what I have to say about Max Scherzer’s ejection. So I’ll…
Read more »Adios, MF’ers
Updated:You knew it was going in a bad direction in the first inning. Brandon Nimmo smoked a ball to right…
Read more »Hello Oakland, Our Old Friends
Tell me you expected the game where the ERAs of the starting pitchers were 17.55 and 11.42 to end 3-2….
Read more »The Urge To Generally Manage Is Swelling
Updated:It’s not a great sign when you’re already looking at other team’s rosters to see who you can trade for…
Read more »Mildly Irritated Max
It may not have been vintage Mad Max, but Max Scherzer was plenty good for what the Mets needed him…
Read more »Good Starts
Updated:After the record* amount of rain that the New York City area got on Thursday, the 2023 home opener was…
Read more »Cowgilled
Updated:It wasn’t a great omen to start the game with a pitch clock violation. I mean, you don’t have 15…
Read more »Mark Canha’s Personal Journey
Updated:There’s nothing to worry about with Mark Canha. I say that because someone expressed to me a little worry upon…
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