Tag: Francisco Lindor

6/25/21 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets, Doubleheader Edition
Updated:Thursday was a much-needed day off for the New York Mets (38-31), who have been playing a lot of baseball…
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Whole Enough
Lemme give you an idea of the kind of juju I have: When the Nets were up 2-0, I decided…
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That’s Why It’s A Challenge
Updated:I titled my last post “The Avoiding Injury Challenge” in reference to Jacob deGrom, but as you know from rooting…
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The Avoiding Injury Challenge
Updated:The third inning of game one of today’s DH against Atlanta showed you just how dominant Jacob deGrom is. And…
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Kill And Be Killed
Updated:After dealing with the Nationals becoming Chuck Wepner for a night, Francisco Lindor turned into Clubber Lang for the first…
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6/19/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals, Doubleheader Edition
Updated:Offense has been a major issue for the New York Mets (35-27) over the past two games. The Mets were…
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The Champ
Updated:The Mets have a new reward for their player of the game. Marcus Stroman won it today. pic.twitter.com/27pEefZOep — Anthony…
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6/12/21 Game Preview: San Diego Padres at New York Mets
Updated:The first game with a massive crowd at Citi Field since 2019 was a successful one for the New York…
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Back, Back, Back, And To The Left
Updated:The Mets broke out the long ball in bunches at Oriole Park tonight while Taijuan Walker gave up one run…
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6/9/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Baltimore Orioles
Updated:A rough outing for David Peterson doomed the New York Mets (29-24) last night. Peterson couldn’t get out of the…
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6/6/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Diego Padres
Updated:The New York Mets (28-23) needed a win last night and Jacob deGrom predictably came up aces when they needed…
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Spinner Spinner, Chicken Dinner
Updated:This was the best pitching matchup of the series. The best pitcher on the planet vs. the guy who threw…
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6/5/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Diego Padres
Updated:The New York Mets (27-23) have gotten by with half of their starting lineup out thanks to some solid contributions…
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It’s The Same Old Song, But With A Different Meaning Since Half The Team Is Gone
Updated:When Blake Snell has an outing like he did, it’s hard to expect a win. But after he lost the…
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6/3/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Diego Padres
Updated:The first leg of their nine-game road trip was a success for the New York Mets (27-21), who won two…
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A Hot Bullpen In The Dry Heat
Updated:YouTube can be a rabbit hole. You can watch videos for hours upon hours and whittle your time away. And…
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6/1/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks
Updated:The New York Mets (26-20) ended May on a roll, winning five straight games to build a 3.5 game lead…
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The Friends We Make Along The Way
Updated:I have a complaint upfront: It’s the bottom of the second, and the Mets are up 1-0 thanks to professional…
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Different Paths, Same Peraza
Updated:A 1-0 win and a 4-2 win will read very similar in a boxscore. But they were two very different…
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The End Of The Adrenaline
Updated:The 3-6 road trip looks disappointing when you’re just looking at numbers. But of course you know that when you…
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That’s It, That’s Poteet (And That’s The Road Trip)
Updated:Jordan Yamamoto was tasked with getting the Mets through one more game against Miami, his former team, in one piece….
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Bracing For The Impact From Ghosts And Their Runners
Updated:Ever since Miguel Castro threw a fat changeup down the middle to Garrett Cooper which turned into a game tying…
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Tomas Nido, Cameron Maybin And The Absorbtion Of Cobb County
Updated:This day began with the Mets having to find somebody to play outfield. With one outfielder lost to a strained…
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Meatballs In Bulk
Updated:Saturday was a nice reminder that nice reminder that while the depth pieces have carried the club, they can’t do…
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The Calm After The Storm
Updated:After Zack Scott called a zoom conference on Saturday afternoonJorda to share his thoughts on Raccoon vs Rat (which I…
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Animal Instincts
This is going to be one of those seasons, isn’t it. I mean, silly me for thinking that with Steve…
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When The Sublime And The Ridiculous Start With Walk
Updated:To think that Taijuan Walker was just sitting on the free agent wires … for months … before anybody decided…
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5/6/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
Updated:The aftershock of Monday night’s firings of hitting coach Chili Davis and assistant hitting coach Tom Slater has mostly subsided…
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Splitting Spares
Updated:Game 2 of the Wednesday doubleheader was the product of a couple unfortunate events. First was Jacob deGrom’s sore right…
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