Tag: Paul DeJong
4/25/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
The New York Mets (12-5) have gotten off to a red-hot start on the strength of five consecutive series victories…
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9/14/21 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
All the momentum that the New York Mets (72-73) generated over the weekend completely evaporated against the St. Louis Cardinals…
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Everyone Goes Hungry
/I knew that Game 1 of Wednesday’s doubleheader against St. Louis wasn’t going to go well when Paul Goldschmidt hit…
Read more »Thinking, And Rethinking
I didn’t have a lot of hope for Monday’s game because it was a bullpen game, and just about half…
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He Who Hesitates …
/So Jason Vargas cramps out of the game in the bottom of the fourth while batting and we’re all wondering…
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Luck Is The Residue Of A Pitcher Who Pinch Runs
/So there’s three main points that I want to make about the Mets’ 8-7 victory on Saturday, a win where…
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6/15/19 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
/Things are starting to go off the rails again for the New York Mets (33-36), who found a way to…
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Obliterated
Here’s what’s frustrating about this team: They make comebacks. They don’t lay down and die. They erase deficits and they…
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A Quick Finish Of 20 Hours
/Chris Rose and Kevin Millar had a conversation on Intentional Talk today about how ill-timed the Mets’ Edwin Diaz Free…
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6/14/19 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
/This will be a bit of a different game preview today. The New York Mets (33-34) could have won a…
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6/13/19 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
/The New York Mets (33-34) had a one day road trip to the Bronx this week and it was relatively…
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4/21/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
Pitching depth remains an issue for the New York Mets (11-9), who took a beating yesterday at the hands of…
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From Ashes, A Phoenix? Only Brodie Knows …
/There was a point after the first inning that I had a fleeting thought that maybe Chris Flexen can survive…
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Sugar, Spice, And Most Everything Nice
The Mets didn’t waste the opportunity they had to win a Jason Vargas start. Of course, because of a ton…
Read more »A Less-Than-Striking Performance
/The legendary advice from pitching coaches is “Throw strikes. Babe Ruth is dead.” (In the mid-00s I personally modified…
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There’s Only One April Fool
This was a much anticipated start for Steven Matz, as all of his (and Matt Harvey’s starts) will be. Considering…
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Paul DeJong's Extension Is a Win for Him and the St. Louis Cardinals
While there are still plenty of unsigned free agents, March is typically when we see a number of younger, team-controlled…
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7/18/17 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
After looking like they were about to turn the corner, the New York Mets (41-49) fell flat on their faces…
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Look Up! It’s Everyone Else In The Standings!
Zack Wheeler was facing Paul DeJong in the sixth with a runner on and the Mets up 1-0 on Monday….
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The Shrinking Margin Of Error
Zack Wheeler didn’t have a bad outing. Really, he didn’t. Wheeler pitched six innings and only gave up two runs…
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Maybe This Is Good Enough?
Sunday afternoon, Paul DeJong hit a home run in his first major league at bat. First career at-bat? Make it…
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