Tag: Amed Rosario

Suspended In Losing Animation
As soon as Paul Sewald picked up Victor Caratini’s bunt in the 11th inning today, I muttered to myself “throws…
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The Wheels On The Bus Go ‘Round And ‘Round Because They’ve Been Directed To The Next Parking Lot
I’m extremely happy to have seen a 3-0 Mets victory in person. I’m happy that Zack Wheeler, once again, had…
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8/23/18 Game Preview: San Francisco Giants at New York Mets
The New York Mets (56-70) have bounced back nicely from a tough loss to the San Francisco Giants (62-66) on…
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The Soundtrack of Failure
Sometimes errors are just errors. Other times, errors are the residue of years of poor planning, poor execution, poor design,…
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Children Are Our Greatest Resource
The Mets were victorious in the 2018 Little League Classic, which started as a question regarding whether Jason Vargas could…
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Platitudes And Outrage: Cy Young Edition
There was a new twist to Jacob deGrom’s incredible season on Saturday: a rain delay. I wasn’t sure deGrom would…
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8/17/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
Updated:The New York Mets (52-68) managed to score 30 runs in their doubleheader with the Philadelphia Phillies (67-54) yesterday, but…
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8/16/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies Game 1
Updated:The Mets are still trudging through a road trip that has them playing four teams in five different cities in…
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Because THAT Hadn’t Happened In A While …
The Mets and Marlins gave us a contrast in crispness on Saturday night. There were plays that blew you away…
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In Praise And In Fear
Updated:I don’t know what more that anybody can say about Jacob deGrom. It would be so easy for him to…
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Report: New York Mets Thinking Of Moving Amed Rosario To Center Field
Updated:The New York Mets are committed to improving their defense up the middle, which makes sense if you are trying…
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8/3/18 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (44-62) have hit the skids again, dropping three games in a row to fall a season…
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What, Exactly, Are We Learning Here?
One of the Mets 1,034 general managers spoke today about how the Mets are going to go about the rest…
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The Insignificance
I made the argument before the game, and I stand by it, that these two months following the trade deadline,…
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A Triple Dip Of Wins And Slop
The Smithsonian has a collection of baseball artifacts on display. I doubt very much that they’ll be asking for a digital…
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Enjoy The Moment
When Yoenis Cespedes was up at Yankee Stadium on Friday, my wife said something very prophetic: “Enjoy the moment”. Noah…
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Hey Look, Jeff McNeil! And A Win Too!
So the Mets finally have some new hope they can sell you. Amed Rosario was so last year, and Dominic…
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Summer Rerun Season
Updated:You ever have your DVR record something automatically because it believes the show is first run, and then you go…
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7/23/18 Game Preview: San Diego Padres at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (40-56) can’t wait to play another baseball game. After rain wiped out the Subway Series finale…
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Second Half Preview, New York Mets Edition
Updated:Baseball’s second half kicks off tonight, when the New York Mets begin playing out the string with the second round…
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New York Mets Need More Out of These Players In The Second Half
Updated:While the 2018 season is virtually over for the New York Mets as the result of their disastrous first half,…
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New York Mets At The Break: Revisiting Preseason Predictions
Updated:Before the season began, I published this article previewing the 2018 New York Mets. Given how horribly wrong things have…
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Selective Discipline
Updated:I understand that it’s extra important to be sure that young players follow rules and don’t get themselves into trouble…
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7/13/18 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:Even though Max Scherzer was merely mortal last night, the New York Mets (37-54) couldn’t take advantage of the situation…
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Logic, And Jerry Blevins Fastballs … Both Fly Over The Wall
The Nationals were 46-46 coming into tonight’s game. They play shoddy defense and their best hitter has looked more like…
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7/9/18 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets, Doubleheader Edition
Updated:The final week of the first half is upon us, and the New York Mets (35-51) probably can’t wait for…
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New York Mets Need To Actually Let Their Young Players Play
Updated:Today was a rare positive for Dominic Smith, who drew only his third start in the New York Mets’ last…
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7/6/18 Game Preview: Tampa Bay Rays at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (34-49) celebrated Independence Day with a rare win, scoring a 6-3 victory over the Toronto Blue…
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Taking Short Notice Doesn’t Matter
People will point to the fact that Corey Oswalt pitched one day earlier than he was supposed to, after Jacob…
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