Tag: Brandon Nimmo

Another Opening Day, Another Win, Another Body Part To Google
Updated:Opening Day. Where everyone is 0-0, and young fans fancy their team’s pennant chances. A time of hope springing eternal….
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Flashbacks
Updated:I had a thought today how the 2022 Mets have a lot of 2006 in them. The ’06 Mets were…
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The New York Mets could be well-represented at the All-Star Game
The first round of fan balloting for the All-Star Game is nearly complete. After Thursday, the top vote getters at…
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The Devil’s In The Details
I don’t mean to pick on the Marlins. But I will anyway. The Marlins made the playoffs in 2020 when…
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6/25/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at Miami Marlins
The presence of Sandy Alcantara on the mound made the prospect of a three-game losing streak a possibility for the…
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Umps, Rules, And La Tortuga
Updated:Because I believe context is important, I have to point out first that in the bottom of the fifth inning,…
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6/16/22 Game Preview: Milwaukee Brewers at New York Mets
Sometimes one bad inning can completely doom a game. The New York Mets (41-23) learned that lesson the hard way…
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6/15/22 Game Preview: Milwaukee Brewers at New York Mets
Home cooking worked out well for the New York Mets (41-22) last night. Chris Bassitt delivered his best start as…
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Caught In The Undercurrent
The Angels debuted their beach themed City Connect uniforms on Saturday night against Cookie Carrasco and the Mets. The Angels…
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The Ones Who Return And The Ones Who Never Left
A lot of the attention paid tonight was towards the returns of Tylor Megill and Pete Alonso. This is not…
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6/3/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
Updated:The heavyweight showdown between the National League’s two best teams lived up to the hype last night. Unfortunately for the…
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6/1/22 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
The offensive explosion continued for the New York Mets (34-17) last night as they racked up ten runs to defeat…
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New York Mets Continue Red-Hot Start to Build Historic May Lead
Fast starts are nothing new for the New York Mets, who have made a habit of getting off to quick…
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Fattening Up By The Slimmest Of Margins
Updated:When we last left the Mets, this author surmised that the Mets should be able to fatten up on division…
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I Should Have Just Stayed On The Couch
Wayne poses a good question. Down 6 in the 6th but given some of the #Comebacks we've seen from the…
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The “Shut Your Mouth” Tour Continues
The Mets went full Ric Flair on the San Francisco Giants tonight, walloping them 13-3 on Buck Showalter’s birthday. If…
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You’ve Been Polarized
My Citi Field debuts the last two seasons have been eventful. Last season was Matt Harvey’s return to Citi Field….
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Mad Rationalizing
It had started well. The Mets brought a little bit of everything to the bottom of the 5th inning. An…
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5/18/22 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
The fourth doubleheader of the season resulted in a split for the New York Mets (24-14), who managed to score…
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Dirty Tricks
This game really had no business coming down to one pitch. It was one of those rare occasions where almost…
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The Rocking Chair Was Delivered To The Wrong Porch
Updated:It had started out so well. Brandon Nimmo doubled down the left field line to lead off the game, Starling…
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Take That With You
Updated:The game was over. Chasen Shreve and Adonis Media were mopping up for Taijuan Walker, who hadn’t had the best…
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5/5/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
Updated:The New York Mets (18-9) finally didn’t win a series as they split a four-game set against the Atlanta Braves…
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5/3/22 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets, Doubleheader Edition
The New York Mets (16-8) missed out on a chance to set the tone against the Atlanta Braves (11-13) last…
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A Triangle Of Tragedy
Updated:Three things doomed Saturday’s game for the Mets. The first one was during the bottom of the 5th after Taijuan…
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Was There A Clock Involved?
Updated:There were two outs in the top of the 9th. Max Scherzer and Miles Mikolos had just tidied up a…
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4/25/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
The New York Mets (12-5) have gotten off to a red-hot start on the strength of five consecutive series victories…
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All Is Now As It Should Have Been Then
A theme that was prevalent about the unveiling of the beautiful Tom Seaver statue before today’s home opener was that…
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4/13/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
There wasn’t a ton of offense last night for the New York Mets (4-2), but they found a way to…
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