Tag: Paul Goldschmidt
8/20/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
Things have trended in a positive direction for the New York Mets (58-66) over the past week. The Mets picked…
Read more »8/19/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
It may have taken some more bad teams on the schedule but the post-deadline New York Mets (57-66) have put…
Read more »8/18/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
The results may not matter much in the standings but the New York Mets (56-66) have shown some pride this…
Read more »08/17/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
There will be occasional highlights for the New York Mets (55-66) as they play out the string and yesterday’s game…
Read more »6/18/23 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
Updated:Mediocrity was the word of the day for the New York Mets (33-37) on Saturday afternoon. Kodai Senga had a…
Read more »You’ve Been Polarized
My Citi Field debuts the last two seasons have been eventful. Last season was Matt Harvey’s return to Citi Field….
Read more »5/17/22 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets, Doubleheader Edition
A wave of wild thunderstorms led the New York Mets (23-13) to postpone the opener of their four-game series with…
Read more »What Would You Do For Lars Nootblar?
Tylor Megill gave up five runs in the first inning tonight, and the Cardinals basically kept the Mets at arm’s…
Read more »The Fat Fastballs Are Singing
Updated:The Braves lost. The Phillies lost. The Reds lost. The Padres lost. The Mets could have gained on all of…
Read more »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…
Read more »Definite Joel Piñeiro Vibes
Updated:At about 11:30 this morning I got an e-mail titled “We Want You Back”. Yup, a Mets season ticket representative…
Read more »9/13/21 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
Sunday night’s game was dramatic but it allowed Francisco Lindor to start building his legacy in Flushing. Lindor slugged three…
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…
Read more »5/3/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
Updated:Last night was an absolutely wild game for the New York Mets (11-11), who had to hang on until the…
Read more »6/15/19 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
Updated:Things are starting to go off the rails again for the New York Mets (33-36), who found a way to…
Read more »6/14/19 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
Updated:This will be a bit of a different game preview today. The New York Mets (33-34) could have won a…
Read more »Knowing Is Half The Battle
I’m sure Noah Syndergaard wasn’t sitting at his locker over the last few days saying to himself “Jacob deGrom is…
Read more »From Ashes, A Phoenix? Only Brodie Knows …
Updated:There was a point after the first inning that I had a fleeting thought that maybe Chris Flexen can survive…
Read more »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 »4/19/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
Updated:The New York Mets (10-8) get a break from National League East play this weekend, and that may be a…
Read more »The Goldschmidt Extension: Good For Everybody
Updated:It was mid-afternoon on a Thursday. Not much was happening. On social media, fans were still reacting to a big…
Read more »What If Paul Goldschmidt is “Only” as Good as Matt Holliday?
Updated:We have reached what may be the most boring week of the baseball news cycle, Christmas through New Year’s. Typically,…
Read more »With Goldschmidt, How Much Has the Cardinals’ Lineup Improved?
Updated:Last week the Cardinals acquired Paul Goldschmidt, a Top 2 hitter in the NL since the start of 2013. Ranking…
Read more »Breaking Down the Paul Goldschmidt Acquisition for Cardinals
Updated:Paul Goldschmidt is a St. Louis Cardinal. Let that sink in. Before you get greedy and jump to “ok, now…
Read more »St. Louis Cardinals: Keeping the Options Open on Both Sides of the Plate
Updated:With the St. Louis Cardinals pursuing some additional offensive thump this offseason, many fans and writers seem to be fixated…
Read more »Contracting The Stupids
Sucking is unavoidable. But sucking because the thought process is skewered is infuriating. That’s a nice way of saying stop…
Read more »New York Mets Finally Win Consecutive Games Thanks To Wilmer Flores’ Latest Walkoff
The New York Mets hadn’t won consecutive games in over a month entering tonight’s contest against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It…
Read more »Paul Goldschmidt and Matt Carpenter are both looking for answers
Updated:Predicting the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers to win the National League Central and West divisions, respectively, in 2018…
Read more »Paul Goldschmidt’s Ability to Generate Power Is Fascinating
While first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is the face of the Arizona Diamondbacks, he’s also one of the most underrated superstars…
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