By now Mets fans know who Adam Wilk is. Prior to Sunday afternoon’s game at Citi Field, and not very long prior, the erstwhile Las Vegas 51 was a literal mystery. At the top of the Rotunda staircase, where nine Topps cards are arranged daily to represent the home team’s lineup, there were eight familiar […]
 
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 35 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Adam Wilk, Bull Durham, Giancarlo Stanton, Improbable Pitchers, Jose Urena, Matt Harvey, Mystery, Step Brothers, Suspensions Dee Gordon was hit by a pitch to lead off the top of the fifth inning Friday night. Then he stole second. One out later, he dashed to third on a ground ball in front of him. Dee Gordon did three very Dee Gordon things to the Mets as Dee Gordon will. So Gordon was on […] 20 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2011 Mets, Brad Ziegler, Comebacks, Dee Gordon, Fernando Salas, Giancarlo Stanton, Ideal Saves, Jeurys Familia, Kyle Barraclough, Milestones, Rafael Montero, T.J. Rivera, Terry Collins, Wilmer Flores Neil Walker apparently forgot how many outs there were. Jose Reyes ensured there were more outs than there should have been. Jacob deGrom walked five batters, gave up five runs and barely made it through five innings. Glenn Sherlock betrayed a fetishistic fondness for red lights when green would have been the stylish choice. Curtis […] 17 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Addison Reed, Bartolo Colon, Blowouts, Curtis Granderson, Eric O'Flaherty, Glenn Sherlock, Jacob deGrom, Jose Reyes, Neil Walker, Rene Rivera, Travis d'Arnaud, Uniclone Scores A few weeks ago I came across an article previewing brand spanking new SunTrust Park. It said that Braves fans were certain to enjoy some fantastic feature or another, which caused me to chuckle internally, because nobody really has an inkling of what a ballpark is going to turn into until experience replaces expectation. After […] 25 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Anthony Rendon, Braves, Jerry Blevins, Jose Reyes, Julio Teheran, Kevin Plawecki, Leadoff Home Runs, Michael Conforto, Noah Syndergaard, Position Players Pitching, Relief Pitchers Hitting, Sean Gilmartin, SunTrust Park, Team History, Unknowables, Weathervane Rooting Justice Potter Stewart, who slipped his colleague Harry Blackmun the 1973 equivalent of a Breaking News text alert while the United States Supreme Court and National League Championship Series were simultaneously in session — “V.P. Agnew just resigned!! Mets 2 Reds 0” — is probably best remembered for his concurring opinion in Jacobellis v. Ohio, […] 19 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1973 Mets, Baseball Porn, Bryce Harper, Jacob deGrom, Jose Reyes, Josh Edgin, Potter Stewart, Terry Collins, Travis d'Arnaud What sufficed for succor in 2012 evidently lacks efficacy in 2017, which is an R.A. Dickeyish way of saying that even when the Mets were routinely bad, Mets fans could take solace that R.A. Dickey was almost always good. Yet five years have passed. Tastes have transitioned. Roget’s Thesaurus is no longer the de rigueur […] 37 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Buddy Holly, Ineptitude, Injuries, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, R.A. Dickey, Yoenis Cespedes I took strange comfort in Daniel Murphy’s first-inning grand slam off Zack Wheeler Sunday night. Very strange, admittedly, but comfort nonetheless from looking at it this way: What’s the worst Daniel Murphy can do to the Mets with a given swing? He can hit a grand slam. Well, he already did that. That’s a 4-0 hole courtesy of […] 29 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Daniel Murphy, Max Scherzer, Michael Conforto, Slumps, Stupid Nationals, Yoenis Cespedes, Zack Wheeler Were the Mets even part of Saturday’s 3-1 loss to the Nationals? I went to the Mets’ ballpark, saw players in Mets uniform on the field and read the name “Mets” on the half of the scoreboard where nothing was doing, but there was little evident indication that the entity known as the New York […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Curtis Granderson, Gio Gonzalez, Gnomes, Jacob deGrom Matt Harvey wasn’t supposed to pitch Friday night, but went seven. Zack Wheeler is rarely supposed to hit, but he doubled as a pinch-hitter for Harvey. Robert Gsellman neither hit nor pitch, yet he was bunted to second and took third on a groundout. Michael Conforto, despite presumed holes in his game, hit a home […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bryce Harper, Curtis Granderson, Injuries, Jeurys Familia, Jose Lobaton, Josh Smoker, Matt Harvey, Michael Conforto, Oliver Perez, Robert Gsellman, Zack Wheeler “Just brushed my elbow up against the baserunner, Ray. I think I’ll be OK.” “My wrist and the guy’s bat made contact, Ray. No biggie.” “Something with my knee, Ray. Feels a little off, but […] 33 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | David Wright, Injuries, Juan Lagares, Kelvim Escobar, Lucas Duda, Noah Syndergaard, Ray Ramirez, Seth Lugo, Steven Matz, Travis d'Arnaud, Wilmer Flores, Yoenis Cespedes |
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