Rich Hill

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Mets 2d ago

New York Mets 2021 Season in Review: Revisiting Second Half Questions

Now that the 2021 season is over for the New York Mets, we will spend the next several weeks taking a look at the big picture. This (…)

2w

Mets 2w ago

New York Mets 2021 Season in Review: Starting Pitching

Now that the 2021 season is over for the New York Mets, we will spend the next several weeks taking a look at the big picture. This (…)

2w

Mets 2w ago

New York Mets complete collapse in September and fade out of the playoffs

The final month (and three days in October) of the regular season completed another miserable collapse for the New York Mets. The signs (…)

3w

Mets 3w ago

9/30/21 Game Preview: Miami Marlins at New York Mets

The good news for the New York Mets (75-83) last night was that they got a gem from Taijuan Walker to end his season. Walker delivered a (…)

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Mets 3w ago

Arm Care

I gotta give credit to Taijuan Walker. We’ll get to his pitching in a minute, but there was no reason for Walker to bust it down the line on (…)

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Mets 3w ago

They Died In Which They Lived

The Mets were eliminated from playoff contention tonight. The Phillies’ victory over the Pirates made the inevitable official. The (…)

3w

Mets 3w ago

9/25/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers

The inevitable elimination of the New York Mets (73-80) from playoff contention could come at any moment. The Mets lost for the 11th time (…)

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Mets 4w ago

The Final Hurrah?

The conversations I’ve been having with my Mets fan friends have revolved around the same general theme: Who stays and who goes for (…)

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Mets 4w ago

9/19/21 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets

A week of wasted opportunities has all but buried the New York Mets (72-77) in the playoff race. The Mets have dropped five straight games (…)

14 Sep

Mets 14 Sep

Definite Joel Piñeiro Vibes

At about 11:30 this morning I got an e-mail titled “We Want You Back”. Yup, a Mets season ticket representative … on the morning after the (…)

13 Sep

Mets 13 Sep

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 home runs (…)

08 Sep

Mets 08 Sep

There Isn't Enough Smart Water In The World

This entire game felt like it was watching a loved one get tortured. Rich Hill had his best outing as a Met, throwing six innings, giving (…)

08 Sep

Mets 08 Sep

9/8/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Miami Marlins

Finding ways to get wins is the name of the game for the New York Mets (70-69), who took care of business last night. The Mets had a (…)

03 Sep

Mets 03 Sep

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 “New York” road grays tonight. Six (…)

03 Sep

Mets 03 Sep

9/3/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals

There is exactly one month left in baseball’s regular season and the New York  Mets (66-67) are trying to get themselves back into the (…)

27 Aug

Mets 27 Aug

Amazing In Their Monotony

Usually when a Mets team goes south for the summer, it’s a team effort. Mets teams have been no.torious for finding a different way to (…)

27 Aug

Mets 27 Aug

8/27/21 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets

A 13-game run through the National League West’s elite teams essentially broke the New York Mets (61-66) season. The Mets got swept (…)

21 Aug

Mets 21 Aug

Baffling And Yet Predictable

Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the Mets lost to the Dodgers again. By one run, again. J.D. Davis had a chance to be the hero with (…)

21 Aug

Mets 21 Aug

8/21/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers

The season is slipping away from the New York Mets (60-62), who have seen a 3.5 game lead in the National League East turn into a six-game (…)

17 Aug

Mets 17 Aug

A Quick Mirage

When Pete Alonso hit a two run triple to tie the game in the top of the 5th, and Dom Smith gave the Mets the lead with a sacrifice fly, it (…)

16 Aug

Mets 16 Aug

8/16/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants

Things are getting dire for the New York Mets (59-58), who are in the middle of a 13-game stretch that could determine the fate of their (…)

12 Aug

Mets 12 Aug

Twists, Turns, A Win, And More Rain

I guess Zack Scott’s match lit a fuse. After there were reports that Scott’s talk ruffled some feathers in the Mets clubhouse, the team (…)

05 Aug

Mets 05 Aug

8/5/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Miami Marlins

There are certain games that qualify over the course of a season as must-wins and the New York Mets (56-51) certainly had one last night. (…)

01 Aug

Mets 01 Aug

New York Mets add Javier Baez as they remain in first place through July

There was a bit of bad news for the New York Mets in July as they underachieved against a potentially easier portion of their schedule. (…)

31 Jul

Mets 31 Jul

7/31/21 Game Preview: Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets

The best news of Friday for the New York Mets (54-48) came in the form of a trade. The Mets landed Javier Baez from the Chicago Cubs to (…)