The Mets have used a franchise record-tying 64 players thus far this year. The proliferation of personnel has won them 63 games, or approximately one win per player. This ratio doesn’t exactly scream efficient allocation of resources, but that panoply of participants can sure make things exciting. Granted, the churn has backfired 77 times, but […]
 
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 2 comments | |  Print This Post |  1982 Mets, Brett Baty, Chris Devenski, Daniel Duarte, Dedniel Nunez, Games We Name, Gary Rajsich, Jared Young, Jonathan Pintaro, Juan Soto, Justin Hagenman, Marcus Semien, Mark Vientos, Nate Lavender, Nick Morabito, Pinch-Running, Rays, Roster Turnover, Tampa Bay Geography, The Kid from Left Field, Youth Long after the Black Sox scandal shook the faith of fifty million people, yet well before SNY viewers were inundated with lingo-laden advertisements urging us to make the games we’re already watching more interesting, there was betting on baseball, right in the middle of a major league clubhouse — and I don’t mean the one […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1983 Mets, Andy Green, Beat Writing Through the Ages, Carson Benge, Carvel, Dan Castellano, Four-Game Winning Streaks, Frank Howard, Gambling, George Foster, Jefry Yan, Marcus Semien, Mookie Wilson, Team History, Zac Thornton Zac Thornton and a band of relievers were good. The Mets’ bats were better — 19 hits, including three each from A.J. Ewing, Francisco Lindor, Bo Bichette, Marcus Semien and Tyrone Taylor. Lindor had two home runs on a huge night, Semien smashed one into the second deck, and Taylor hit a longball as he […] 16 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Bo Bichette, Braves, Connor Thomas, Francisco Estrada, Francisco Lindor, Marcus Semien, Tyrone Taylor, Walt Weiss, Zac Thornton Contrary to popular perception, the Los Angeles Dodgers do not merely have to throw their gloves on the field in order to defeat the New York Mets. Friday and Saturday, I’m pretty sure all it took was the Dodgers checking in on the MLB Ballpark app. From all appearances, L.A. clicked “win” prior to first […] 5 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Brooks Raley, Carlos Beltran, Cionel Perez, Devin Williams, Dodgers, Freddy Peralta, Hall of Fame, Ice Baths Gone Awry, Jeff Kent, Luke Weaver, Marcus Semien, Self-Esteem, Tyrone Taylor A lesser-known quote from the great Rogers Hornsby has been on my mind recently: “People ask me what I do in summer when there’s baseball like this. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for winter.” Today is Greg’s recap, I plan to be on the East River in a […] 4 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bo Bichette, Brett Baty, Brock Stewart, Carson Benge, David Stearns, Defensive Runs NOT Saved, Dodgers, Errors, Francisco Alvarez, Francisco Lindor, Freddy Peralta, Jorge Polanco, Kyle Tucker, Marcus Semien, Nolan McLean, Rogers Hornsby, Tyrone Taylor On Thursday evening, the Mets saw fire, or at least the haze from the smoke that wafted down to Philadelphia from Canada, and responded well, all climate conditions considered. On Saturday afternoon, the Mets saw rain. A start time accelerated by an hour and an eventual 48-minute delay didn’t keep them from appearing all wet. The James […] A lot of signals emerge from a season that’s cratered, and as a veteran Mets fan, I have enough experience with craters to have grown familiar with them. Last night’s 2-1 loss to the Phillies, the maiden voyage of the SS Andy Green, brought another jolt of recognition: Ah yes, it’s the loss that somehow […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Andy Green, Brandon Marsh, Brandon Nimmo, Carlos Mendoza, David Stearns, Derek Hill, Devin Williams, Edwin Diaz, Huascar Brazoban, Jared Young, Jorge Polanco, Kodai Senga, Marcus Semien, Mark Vientos, Pete Alonso, Phillies, Steve Cohen, Zach Thornton, Zack Wheeler Wednesday started, more or less, with Michael Conforto robbing A.J. Ewing of a potential extra-base hit. Conforto was playing right field for the Cubs eleven years after he began playing left field for the Mets. He was the hope of outfield future in the summer of 2015, a first-round draft pick whose elevation to Citi […] 7 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | 1962 Mets, 27th Man, A.J. Ewing, Absurd Infield Defense, Bo Bichette, Cole Mathis, Cubs, Dansby Swanson, David Clayton-Thomas, David Peterson, Day-Night Doubleheaders, Francisco Lindor, Jonathan Pintaro, Marcus Semien, Mark Vientos, Michael Conforto, Moment of Silence, Nolan McLean, Norwegians, Soap Opera Names, Soccer, Sweeps, The Dean, Victor Newman Welcome to a sunny Friday without a baseball game, which is so weird that I know that come early evening I’ll be poking at my TV remote in consternation until I remember: “Oh yeah, stupid World Cup.” At least that gives us extra time (see what I did there) to marvel at the Mets’ 6-4 win […] 8 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | A.J. Ewing, Aaron Nola, Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh, Bryce Harper, Devin Williams, Eric Wagaman, Foul Balls, Gil Hodges, Huascar Brazoban, Jose Alvarado, Juan Soto, Justin Crawford, Kyle Schwarber, Luke Weaver, Marcus Semien, Phillies, Sean Manaea, Wind Well, they didn’t lose 12-0. Nope, on Tuesday night the Mets fell behind 4-0 in the first, but then won the rest of the game 3-1, which is a roundabout way of saying they lost 5-3. Kodai Senga somehow only gave up two hits over four innings, but those two hits came in the form of […] 6 comments - (Comments closed) | | Print This Post | Bo Bichette, Futility, Injuries, Kodai Senga, Marcus Semien, Mark Vientos, Reds, Ron Darling, Sean Manaea |
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