Tag: Chris Flexen

We Paid Chris Flexen For That
Jose Butto deserved better than that nonsense. Butto, the latest entrant in the “wheel of starting pitching doom” pitched very…
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Francisco Alvarez Has Valley Fever!!! (Oh Wait I Didn’t Mean It Like That, Sorry Ike)
Updated:The way Francisco Alvarez’s at-bat started against Miguel Castro, you would have never guessed that it would have ended the…
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An Ultimate Warrior
I was having some recent conversations about Taijuan Walker’s place on this rotation when everyone else is healthy. “Could he…
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Mike’s Mets Player Review Series: Chris Flexen
Updated:Now that the 2019 season is over for the New York Mets, we have been looking back at the year…
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New York Mets’ 2019 Season in Review: Starting Pitching
Updated:Now that the New York Mets’ 2019 season is over, we are going to take a look at the year…
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Dusting Off The Red Marker To Hand The Mets Some Grades
Updated:I don’t do this very often, but this season I’ve decided to hand out some grades for the 2019 season….
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New York Mets could have some interesting names to add to active roster in September
Updated:2019 should be the last year of the utter lunacy that is September roster expansion. For the most important games…
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8/22/19 Game Preview: Cleveland Indians at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (66-60) are sure making things fun for their fans. After last night’s dramatic walk off win…
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He Who Hesitates …
Updated:So Jason Vargas cramps out of the game in the bottom of the fourth while batting and we’re all wondering…
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6/15/19 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
Updated:Things are starting to go off the rails again for the New York Mets (33-36), who found a way to…
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Unintentional Hell
Updated:Little did Pete Alonso know when he hit a game tying home run in the ninth inning what hell he…
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From Ashes, A Phoenix? Only Brodie Knows …
Updated:There was a point after the first inning that I had a fleeting thought that maybe Chris Flexen can survive…
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4/20/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
The New York Mets (11-8) got a win last night despite another short outing from lefty Jason Vargas. Vargas was…
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Sugar, Spice, And Most Everything Nice
The Mets didn’t waste the opportunity they had to win a Jason Vargas start. Of course, because of a ton…
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Mike’s Mets Player Review Series: Chris Flexen
Updated:Now that the 2018 season is over for the New York Mets, we have been looking back at the year…
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One Absolute Pleasure
Updated:I said the same thing about R.A. Dickey after the 2012 season, and I’ll say it now. No matter what…
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It’s In My Contract
First thing I want to say is that I have to tip my cap to the Tampa Bay Rays. Not…
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7/8/18 Game Preview: Tampa Bay Rays at New York Mets
Success has been very fleeting for the 2018 New York Mets (35-50), and yesterday’s game was a perfect example of…
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Justin Turner Strikes The Match, So Let It Burn … Burn Baby Burn
Updated:There’s two things that come out of Sunday’s game that are of vague note. And we’re not going to do…
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Milwaukee Gives Us Swiss Cheese Too
Even with a 3-0 lead after the top of the first inning, this game was doomed from the start. With…
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The Revolution Is Here … And the Mets Are Copying it From The Rays
Updated:Like ‘Till Tuesday opening for Daryl Hall and John Oates, Alice in Chains opening for Van Halen, and Sergio Romo…
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5/19/18 Game Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Mets
The New York Mets (21-19) got their weekend off to a good start by defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks (25-18) 3-1…
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Mike’s Mets Player Review Series: Chris Flexen
Now that the 2017 season is over for the New York Mets, we have been looking back at the year…
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2017 Mets Season In Review: Starting Pitching
Now that the 2017 season is over, its time to take a look back at the year that was for…
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9/25/17 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets, Game 1
The last week of the regular season is here, and it can’t end soon enough for the New York Mets…
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Sign Of Life And Shades Of Death
The Astros mercifully ended the Mets stay in Houston by completing their sweep with an 8-6 victory on Sunday. But…
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9/3/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Houston Astros
Saturday was a great day for the Houston Astros (82-53), who made a triumphant return to Minute Maid Park by…
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Get Shady For Brady
The Mets are pulling off a tank job so good you’d think Andrew Luck was in the draft. And they’re…
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8/29/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds
The New York Mets (57-73) got off to a decent start on their road trip, splitting a four game series…
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