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9/18/21 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
The season has been unraveling for the New York Mets (72-76) for a while now. The Mets dropped their fourth…
Read more »None Of This Should Bother Me, And Yet …
The Mets had a chance to do some damage against Zack Wheeler in the fourth inning. Down 1-0, the Mets…
Read more »9/17/21 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
The New York Mets (72-75) may insist they still have a chance at making the playoffs but the math says…
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 »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 »The Never Ending Endings
Updated:The first part of the season really held such promise. They survived a ton of injuries, we were introduced to…
Read more »9/9/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Miami Marlins
Losing to bad teams in September is a missed opportunity for the New York Mets (70-70), who gave up a…
Read more »Our Kind Of Ugly
Updated:First off: Stupid Marlins and their stupid 6:40 start times. I flipped on SNY at about 6:52 and expected to…
Read more »The Mets Need A Washington Closer
Edwin Diaz’s numbers in Washington were atrocious: 7.36 ERA 1.773 WHIP .952 OPS against .290 AVG against in 35 plate…
Read more »9/6/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
It may not be pretty, but the New York Mets (69-68) are finding ways to win games. The Mets blew…
Read more »When I Suck, You Win!
I was told that I write better when the Mets lose. Probably a mixture of being more loquacious when they…
Read more »Sitting The Middle Infield Because YOLO
I didn’t want to be too upset that both Francisco Lindor and Javy Bàez were on the bench for Game…
Read more »9/4/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals, Doubleheader Edition
It has taken a while but the New York Mets (67-67) have finally found their way back to .500. A…
Read more »The Dramatics Are Sticking Around To Sing A Happy Tune
So Rich Hill (who a friend of mine dubbed “Eddie Harris” tonight) gave the Mets his best start in the…
Read more »The Signs Are There If You Look Closely
Updated:Once again, the Mets did what they had to do, beating the Marlins 4-3, sweeping the series, and continuing for…
Read more »New York Mets free-fall out of first place in awful August
Updated:Before we dive deep into what went wrong for the New York Mets in August, let’s reflect on a piece…
Read more »The Olive Branch
Updated:There were eight innings of frustration during a game that actually started on April 11th. Taijuan Walker gave up three…
Read more »Small Or Long, All Balls Are Welcome
Updated:The amplified problem with the Mets offense has been the lack of manufacturing runs. So on Sunday against the Mets,…
Read more »8/29/21 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
The New York Mets (62-67) finally found their way into a win last night after dropping four straight games to…
Read more »8/27/21 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:A 13-game run through the National League West’s elite teams essentially broke the New York Mets (61-66) season. The Mets…
Read more »Who Conducted That Symphony?
Updated:It is getting ugly at Citi Field, as fans are now chanting "Fire Rojas." — Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 26,…
Read more »It’s Only Fair
I’ve picked on J.D. Davis a lot over the last few days. Deserved? Maybe. But it’s only fair to focus…
Read more »Baffling And Yet Predictable
Updated:Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the Mets lost to the Dodgers again. By one run, again. J.D….
Read more »A Liberal Definition Of Fun
Updated:Up until the top of the 8th inning on Friday, this game was wash, rinse, repeat for the Mets, only…
Read more »8/20/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
Updated:The New York Mets (60-61) have reached the point of the season where they can’t afford to give away winnable…
Read more »Beating Fans To The Exits
Updated:A good friend of mine asked me during last Friday’s game at Citi Field: “Is there a point during a…
Read more »Don’t Sing It … Bring It
Updated:So when last we were together, I mentioned that the Mets didn’t need an extreme act of torch burning. To…
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