Tag: Ron Darling
Winging It
During the early stages of tonight’s game, Gary, Keith and Ron were discussing how they had to attend an advance…
Read more »A Major League Team vs Major League
Francisco Lindor’s seven RBI and a club record 17 walks led the Mets to a very ugly 17-6 victory in…
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…
Read more »Power Hitter Engaged
It would have been nice to steal that first game with a 9th inning rally. But let’s face it: The…
Read more »When Compliance Training is The Highlight of a Baseball Broadcast
It wasn’t quite a lineup with Stan Jefferson, John Gibbons, and Rick Anderson, but the Atlanta Braves had their hangover…
Read more »At Least They Lost In Under Three Hours
The Mets got pounded again tonight. Tylor Megill gave up three home runs in a game that Megill probably shouldn’t…
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 »Javy Baez Is A Slasher Flick Hero
Updated:We all knew that Javy Báez was the hero we didn’t know we needed. We all hope that Javy Báez…
Read more »Process? Results? They’re Both Good
Updated:If Marcus Stroman was in the exact same situation that he was in before today’s game, except that the timeline…
Read more »Let The Weirdness Flow Through You
Updated:I’m not sure there’s a narrative that this game fits. And that’s fine. Because not every game has to contain…
Read more »Spinner Spinner, Chicken Dinner
Updated:This was the best pitching matchup of the series. The best pitcher on the planet vs. the guy who threw…
Read more »8/14/2019 Game Preview: New York Mets at Atlanta Braves
Updated:The streak is now at two, and unfortunately it’s two losses. And more unfortunately, Jeff McNeil’s MRI shows actual squirrels…
Read more »Ron Darling is coming back to SNY tonight
Updated:After missing more than a month to get treated for thyroid cancer, Ron Darling will be back in the SNY…
Read more »Lost
Updated:I guess the Mets finally experimented with the opener. If only that were true. So it was mildly annoying when…
Read more »In Case You Missed It …
Updated:I really haven’t been pimping the whole Ron Darling/Lenny Dykstra thing, but our friends at Sports Talk NY Live (heard…
Read more »8/5/18 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
Updated:Hey, the Mets won last night! Why not rejoice and double down with another Mets game against Atlanta? This time,…
Read more »S-N-Why The Hell Not?
Updated:I find it interesting that of all the bad seasons that have happened recently … starting with the collapses in…
Read more »All Streaks Die … Not Every Streak Truly Lives
The streak is over. When a team gets thoroughly dominated at the plate as the Mets did on Saturday, you…
Read more »Switching Genres And Switching Closers (But There’s No Switching Universes)
Gary, Keith and Ron called Friday’s game against the Nationals from the Citi Perk seats just below the Shea Bridge. They…
Read more »Potluck
Updated:These are sliders: These particular sliders are from Dirty Pierre’s in Forest Hills. They never, ever disappoint you. The same…
Read more »Ron Darling Has Had Quite Enough
At a certain point, all of these Mets injuries have to make one think that something more is going on…
Read more »I’ll Need Something Stronger Than a Pill
Whoever said “better the devil you know” has never watched a baseball game. Because once you know a devil, you…
Read more »New Beginnings?
(Note: This is a two-fer as we discuss the last two games …) Johnny: [after Taylor signals to the bullpen]…
Read more »Hummin’ Along
<![CDATA[The Mets have had a good couple of days. None of it would have been possible if Luis Guillorme didn't…
Read more »Port Saint Meatballs
It’s always a noted day when the television broadcasters return to work. Gary Cohen fresh off his Seton Hall duty….
Read more »