One out from another inning on this, the eve of the Summer Olympics. The Mets had handed out pickleball paddles to lucky ticketholders when the night began, though I don’t think pickleball is an Olympics sport. I don’t think baseball is an Olympic sport this year, either, but that’s OK. We’re not going for the […]
 
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Plan A, in all likelihood, was not to have Jake Diekman face Juan Soto and Aaron Judge with the Mets clinging to a smidge of a one-run lead. You could hear that judgment in Gary Cohen’s voice as WPIX went to the break before the bottom of the ninth at Yankee Stadium. You probably heard […]  12 comments | |  Print This Post |  Aaron Judge, Adam Ottavino, Alex Young, Ben Rice, Christian Scott, Dedniel Nunez, Francisco Lindor, Harrison Bader, J.D. Davis, Jake Diekman, Jeff McNeil, Jose Quintana, Luis Gil, Luis Severino, Luke Weaver, Michael Tonkin, Phil Maton, Relief Pitching, Subway Series, Yankees There’s a lot of disinformation circulating out there regarding current events. We would like to use this platform to help you sort out reality from fiction in one area of interest. MYTH: The Mets always lose to the Marlins. MYTH: The Mets never win […] Congratulations to the New York Mets of July 5, 2024, for doing something no Mets team had ever done before in a blowout loss so bad that a position player had to pitch. On Friday night, the Mets, whose last call to the visitors’ bullpen at PNC Park would summon catcher Luis Torrens, actually stayed […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Backloaded Blowout Losses, Bill Pecota, Bryan Reynolds, Grand Slams, Home Runs, Jake Diekman, Luis Severino, Luis Torrens, Paul Skenes, Pirates, Position Players Pitching, Rowdy Tellez, Steven Matz, Team History, Ty Adcock Since we’re Mets fans, we all knew the bullpen had issues. Since we’re adults, we all know progress isn’t always or even usually a smooth arc — it comes with fits and starts. A day after blowing a big lead because of a nightmarish inning of relief, the Mets endured a bunch of bad luck, came […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Astros, Brandon Nimmo, J.D. Martinez, Luis Severino, Mark Vientos, Matt Festa Mets Classics showrunner, slow your roll. Thursday night’s game against the Marlins ended on a blissful note, but said blissful note was first heard and completed in the very last minute of the game. The previous 144 minutes? They were nonstop squealing and blatting, a baseball cacophony alternately dull and unpleasant to the ears. The Mets didn’t […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Drew Smith, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, J.D. Martinez, Jazz Chisholm Jr., Luis Severino, Marlins, Roddery Munoz, Starling Marte, Tanner Scott, Walkoffs Welcome to the United Kingdom. Before you enter the country, you must fill out this customs form. NAME: New York Mets OCCUPATION: Major League Baseball Team PRIMARY DESTINATION WHILE VISITING: London Stadium REASON FOR VISIT: Baseball Games (2) WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO DECLARE? • We declare we have swept our three most recent baseball games, from the […] 10 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Adrian Houser, Customs, Danny Young, Dedniel Nunez, Francisco Lindor, Joe Hudson, Jose Iglesias, London Series, Luis Severino, Luis Torrens, Mark Vientos, Momentum, Pete Alonso, Taxi Squad Dull and dreary turned to bright and shiny in an instant — the very last instant. If you’re gonna make such a switch, latest inevitably proves better than never. Had Brandon Nimmo not swung and connected for the walkoff two-run homer that transformed a 3-2 deficit into a 4-3 victory, dull and dreary was prepared to […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brandon Nimmo, Braves, Bright, Dreary, Dull, Ed Kranepool, Edwin Diaz, Esix Snead, ESPN, Jarred Kelenic, Jeff McNeil, John Bateman, Luis Severino, Mother’s Day, Old Friends, Pinch-Runners Who Homer, Pinch-Running, Ray Sadecki, Ronald Acuna Jr., Shiny, The Shawshank Redemption, Zack Short I don’t know if therapy rays are actually a thing (they probably are), but I’ve been to Tropicana Field, which has the affect of the world’s largest basement rec room and smells vaguely like pool cleaner, and the most interesting part of the stadium is the oft-shown pool where cownose rays swim around in a […] 3 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brett Baty, Edwin Diaz, Francisco Lindor, Harrison Bader, Luis Severino, Pete Alonso, Randy Arozarena, Rays, Stolen Bases, Tropicana Field I know you don’t want to hear it right now, but that was a great game. It zipped along taut and tense, it featured a great pitchers’ duel and a brush with history, it turned on a player’s split-second decision, and it ended with a crushing reversal of fortune. If you were in the park — […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bad Fundies, Brandon Nimmo, Christopher Morel, Cubs, Dansby Swanson, Disgusting Losses, Edwin Diaz, Jameson Taillon, Joe Wallis, Joey Wendle, Luis Guillorme, Luis Severino, No-Hit Bids, Tom Seaver |
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