Tag: Tanner Roark
Where will New York Mets go for starting pitching with Zack Wheeler gone?
Updated:The New York Mets may have a new owner on the way, but they are also down a big starting…
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Jingling Keys
You’re not fooling me, Brodie. With the news that Carlos Beltran will be the next manager of the New York…
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4/29/18 Game Preview: Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (14-13) haven’t exactly been setting the world on fire of late. Despite salvaging the finale of…
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8/25/18 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (57-71) have to be pleased with the recent progress from starting pitcher Jason Vargas. Vargas has…
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7/31/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
Updated:The trade deadline has come and gone, so it is time for the New York Mets (44-59) to officially begin…
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Noah’s New Arc
It’s tough to quantify what the presence of Noah Syndergaard would have done to a team that went 12-32 in…
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7/13/18 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:Even though Max Scherzer was merely mortal last night, the New York Mets (37-54) couldn’t take advantage of the situation…
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Take Back The Eighth
Those old ghosts had taken a vacation for the first two weeks of the season. But as Steven Matz’s meatball…
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4/18/18 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (12-4) have hit their first losing skid of the season, dropping their second game in a…
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Momentum is Today’s Pitchers … Not Yesterday’s Heartbreak
Sometimes, writers exaggerate for effect. While I’m tempted to do that in this space and tell you that Monday’s loss…
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4/8/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
Updated:Everything is coming up aces for the New York Mets (6-1), who are off to one of the best starts…
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Tanner Roark Gets Wacky Tacked
Okay, so here’s the rule: Spring Training records mean nothing, unless your favorite team scores nine runs in the fourth…
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Ranking MLB's 10 Best Starting Pitching Rotations
The old adage in baseball is that you can never have enough pitching. And honestly, truer words have never been…
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8/27/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals, Game 2
The New York Mets (57-72) took care of business in the opener of a day/night doubleheader, scoring a 6-5 win…
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8/27/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals, Game 1
The New York Mets (56-72) got smacked by the Washington Nationals (77-50) 9-4 yesterday afternoon. Robert Gsellman was bad, giving…
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7/5/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
The New York Mets (38-45) have fallen into a predictable pattern this season: one step forward, two steps back. After…
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A Big Top for Aaron Altherr’s Circus
Two years to the day of Terry Collins suggesting human sacrifice as a way to get out of the dog…
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Dynasty Sports Empire Podcast: Unlucky and Overperforming Starting Pitchers in 2016
The calendar has officially flipped to January, which means one thing: with 2017 finally here, baseball season is literally right…
Read more »Pittsburgh Pirates Hot Stove Target: Tanner Roark
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals were summer pen pals in more ways than one. Could they consummate another flirtation?…
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Washington Nationals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Game 2 NLDS Preview
In a game that was supposed to happen on Saturday but was postponed by rain, the Los Angeles Dodgers will…
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