Had Steven Matz carried his Sunday no-hitter attempt at Citi Field two outs further and into the ninth inning, it would have been fascinating to have seen how Terry Collins would have balanced the not necessarily meshing interests of history (or HI32ORY) and preservation…preservation of Matz’s bone-spurred left elbow. But since Matz gave up his first hit, […]
 
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 74 comments - (Comments closed) | |  Print This Post |  Media Criticism, No-Hit Bids, Steven Matz, Terry Collins Ryan Schimpf can blast home runs, but I’m not quite sure what he was doing in the bottom of the 11th, when Wilmer Flores hit a ground ball his way with runners on first and third and one out. James Loney, who moves at the approximate speed of a continental shelf, was the runner on […] 50 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bunting, Gabriel Ynoa, Jacob deGrom, Jeurys Familia, Neil Walker, Ryan Schimpf, Wilmer Flores Here’s your roundup of another thrilling day rooting for the incredible shrinking National League champs: Zack Wheeler‘s return to the mound was followed by not being able to throw because of elbow pain, so he’s off to see Dr. James Andrews. We’re all sure this will turn out great. 36 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Fans, Hopelessness, Jon Niese, Logan Verrett, Michael Conforto Harry Truman trailed Thomas Dewey by five points in the final Gallup Poll of 1948. The New York Giants fell 13 games behind the Brooklyn Dodgers in the summer of 1951. I somehow passed geometry in ninth grade. Stories of extraordinary comebacks are woven lovingly into the American tapestry. A few stand out as legend. […] 52 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Dour Times, Geometry, Harry Truman, New York Giants Applause for Kelly Johnson, upon the ninth-inning, one-out, two-run home run that tied Wednesday night’s game, was hearty at schvitzy Citi Field but not universal. The Metsnoscenti recognized false hope as soon as they saw it. Huzzah, Kelly, for you did what you were supposed to do, what none of your teammates managed to do […] 71 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bartolo Colon, Craig Counsell, Diamondbacks, Erubiel Durazo, Extra Innings, Hopelessness, Jeurys Familia, Kelly Johnson, Lorinda de Roulet, Mets Third Basemen, Oscar Hernandez, Robbie Ray, Ryder Chasin, T.J. Rivera On Sunday Emily and I were driving across Pennsylvania when I realized it was time for the Mets game. I started to turn it on, then hesitated. My wife — who’d watched as I turned on Saturday night’s game just in time to see the Mets lose on a play at the plate that their manager […] 28 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Ballparks, Comerica Park, PNC Park, Progressive Field The Tigers lost a tough one on Sunday. Anibal Sanchez’s eight sterling innings went to waste, Francisco Rodriguez couldn’t maintain a ninth-inning tie, J.D. Martinez couldn’t unwrap a gift run in the eighth and the failure to cash in opportunity after opportunity was galling: three double plays in the first four innings and ten men […] 42 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Anibal Sanchez, Frankie Rodriguez, J.D. Martinez, Jacob deGrom, Jerry Blevins, Michael Conforto, Neil Walker, Not Losing Perhaps it’s not a fortuitous weekend for the Mets to be playing the Tigers from my perspective given the condition of my eldest cat Hozzie. In a nutshell, the tabby who prefers to keep his own counsel when not expressing a desire to be fed and fed some more wasn’t doing great before the Mets arrived […] 48 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Double Plays, Ernie Harwell, Gary Apple, Hozzie the Cat, Jay Bruce, Jon Niese, Lineups, Logan Verrett, Tigers, Ty Kelly I went 615 miles to see the Mets and they didn’t look any better than they do at home. More like the Mehs. Meet the Mehs, meet the Mehs A few months ago Emily and I decided on an August ballpark tour: fly to Cleveland and see a game, drive to Detroit for a […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Citi Field, Comerica Park, Kelly Johnson, Noah Syndergaard, Tigers With one swing, Jay Bruce saved and screwed us all Thursday night. The National League RBI leader — with three crucial Met runs batted in on top of eighty from Cincinnati that do us no good whatsoever — blasted a three-run homer over Yankee Stadium’s center field fence to ensure Bartolo Colon’s vintage pitching performance […] 14 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 2016 Mets, Alejandro De Aza, Bartolo Colon, Hope, Jay Bruce, Jeurys Familia, Kelly Johnson, Rudy, Styx, Subway Series |
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