Tag: Yoenis Cespedes
Report: New York Mets’ Vets Held Hitters Only Meeting Wednesday
Before they defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks last week, the New York Mets’ veterans took matters into their own hands. The…
Read more »In Appreciation Of Curtis Granderson
When Curtis Granderson signed with the Mets after playing four seasons with the Yankees, he said that “Mets fans were…
Read more »R Train To Hell
I wanted to say that Terry Collins was at fault for using Hansel Robles for a second inning of work….
Read more »8/14/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at New York Yankees
The New York Mets (53-62) are back in the city after having a successful weekend in Philadelphia, winning three out…
Read more »Yo-Yo
Things went great through four innings in Philadelphia. Steven Matz had a no-hitter going, and Yoenis Cespedes worked out a…
Read more »A Refreshing Revision
Not only did the Mets win a ballgame on Tuesday, but they defeated the Rangers 5-4. It was the first Rangers 5-4…
Read more »Mile High Lightning
When home plate umpire Kerwin Danley left Wednesday’s game with an injury, the score was 5-0 Rockies. After he left,…
Read more »7/29/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Seattle Mariners
There are now only two games left for the New York Mets (48-53) before Monday’s trade deadline, and it should…
Read more »Several New York Mets’ Players Are Changing Their Training Routines
The New York Mets have gotten hit hard by the injury bug this season, and it appears part of the…
Read more »Little League Party
Yoenis Cespedes has shown up to the party. But it’s kind of a lame party where the chips are stale…
Read more »How Jacob deGrom, Yoenis Cespedes, and Addison Reed React To Stress
Zack Wheeler hit the disabled list for the second time in about a month, this time with a “stress reaction“,…
Read more »7/24/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Diego Padres
The New York Mets (45-51) had a decent home stand, going 6-4 in their first 10 games after the All…
Read more »Yoenis Cespedes’ Comments About Oakland Really Aren’t A Big Deal
New York Mets’ outfielder Yoenis Cespedes created a firestorm yesterday when he granted a rare interview to Oakland A’s beat…
Read more »Pining For Oakland?
Back in 1988, Darryl Strawberry was asked about someday playing for the Dodgers, returning to his roots in Southern California….
Read more »7/19/17 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
The New York Mets (41-50) are simply a bad baseball team, and it has shown over the last few days….
Read more »Look Up! It’s Everyone Else In The Standings!
Zack Wheeler was facing Paul DeJong in the sixth with a runner on and the Mets up 1-0 on Monday….
Read more »07/17/17 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
The New York Mets (41-48) entered the second half knowing they needed to get off to a fast start, which…
Read more »The Sod Was Exceedingly Soft
The Mets must be concerned about my sleep patterns, because they’re making it a point out of the break to…
Read more »7/9/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
After losing 4-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals (42-45) yesterday, the New York Mets (39-46) have now split the first…
Read more »The Shrinking Margin Of Error
Zack Wheeler didn’t have a bad outing. Really, he didn’t. Wheeler pitched six innings and only gave up two runs…
Read more »7/7/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
The New York Mets (38-45) got an extra day off thanks to a rainout in Washington on Wednesday, and they…
Read more »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…
Read more »Daniel Murphy Has a Good Supply of Body Bags
I held on with the slightest bit of belief for as long as I could. Really, I did. The 1-7…
Read more »The One That Got Away (Whether it be Game or Season)
Not that it’s a full proof plan to predict baseball outcomes based on starting pitching matchups, but Matz vs. Strasburg…
Read more »New York Mets Finally Posted a .500 Month In June
For the first time in 2017, the New York Mets didn’t post a losing record in a month. The Mets…
Read more »Sell, Mortimer … Sell
It was already 1-0 on Saturday when Wilmer Flores had Stephen Strasburg on the ropes in the first inning after…
Read more »Apologies
First Apology: I’m sorry I didn’t blog after Thursday night’s 8-3 loss to the Nationals. Usually I would go for…
Read more »Wild Wacky Action Team
Returning to the old baseball axiom of “you’re going to win 54, you’re going to lose 54, it’s what you…
Read more »A Quick Escalation
I was all set to go in depth about how Juan Lagares’ stolen base in the first was smart baseball,…
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