Tag: Jacob deGrom

Grabbed By Ghosts
It wasn’t at all surprising to be reminded that the Mets had never lost to R.A. Dickey. The fun started…
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9/16/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Atlanta Braves
It hasn’t been a good week for the New York Mets (63-84), who have lost five games in a row…
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“Can You Believe This?”
I said it five days ago, I’ll say it today, and I’ll continue to say it every time he starts…
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9/10/17 Game Preview: Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets
While most of the sporting world’s attention is on the first full Sunday of NFL football, the New York Mets…
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Cache
Look, Jacob deGrom has built so much goodwill for me that giving up nine runs to the hated Philadelphia Phillies…
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9/5/17 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
The New York Mets (59-78) continued their recent run of dominance over the Philadelphia Phillies (52-85) by scoring an 11-7…
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Jacob deGrom Has Tough Luck Loss As Mets Drop Rare Series to Reds
After Rafael Montero delivered an exceptional pitching performance last night, Jacob deGrom’s showing today was a bit of a letdown….
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8/31/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds
The New York Mets (58-74) saw Rafael Montero deliver his finest start of the season yesterday, tossing 8.1 innings of…
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La Propenso a Lesiones
I’ve been thinking a lot over the last week or so how nice it is to see Yoenis Cespedes play…
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8/25/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
The New York Mets’ (55-71) disappointing season took another bitter turn yesterday with the injury to Michael Conforto. Conforto dislocated…
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Jacob, Jacob, He’s Our Man! If He Can’t Win On A Sunday We’re All Doomed To Hell!
Giancarlo Stanton had that look in his eye. He probably always has that look in his eye, but I noticed…
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8/20/17 Game Preview: Miami Marlins at New York Mets
The New York Mets (54-67) snapped their five game losing streak last night by picking up an 8-1 win over…
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Attitude
Carrying a losing team on your back must cause fatigue. You saw it in Jacob deGrom on Tuesday, as he…
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8/15/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at New York Yankees
The latest edition of the Subway Series started with a surprisingly low scoring game featuring two starters with ERA’s near…
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R Train To Hell
I wanted to say that Terry Collins was at fault for using Hansel Robles for a second inning of work….
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The Pitcher Is Strong, The Pettiness Is Stronger
So if that extra $3.7 million went to lock up Jacob deGrom so that he can continue his streak of…
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8/10/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
The New York Mets (50-61) had a bad homestand, going 1-4 in five games against the Los Angeles Dodgers and…
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First And Foreboding
Going up against the Dodgers, the team that severely outclassed them in a four game series in Los Angeles earlier…
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8/4/17 Game Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets
The Amed Rosario era has begun for the New York Mets (49-57), and while the young shortstop has shown promise…
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Mike’s Met Of The Month, July 2017: Jacob deGrom
For much of the season, the main problem with the New York Mets has been pitching. The rotation has been…
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Flop In July Leads To A Mets Sell Off
At the end of June, it was clear that the New York Mets would be set for their last stand…
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A Tale of Two Pitches
Here lies Jacob deGrom’s win streak. May it rest in peace. It stopped at eight on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners,…
Read more »7/29/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Seattle Mariners
There are now only two games left for the New York Mets (48-53) before Monday’s trade deadline, and it should…
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How Jacob deGrom, Yoenis Cespedes, and Addison Reed React To Stress
Zack Wheeler hit the disabled list for the second time in about a month, this time with a “stress reaction“,…
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7/24/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Diego Padres
The New York Mets (45-51) had a decent home stand, going 6-4 in their first 10 games after the All…
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Jacob deGrom Is The Baseball Brodie
I’m starting to think Jacob deGrom is the Russell Westbrook of the Mets. He’s won seven straight starts now after…
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7/19/17 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
The New York Mets (41-50) are simply a bad baseball team, and it has shown over the last few days….
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What Happens When The Morphine Wears Off?
The Mets roared out of the break with a 14-2 victory against the team that the standings tell us they’re…
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7/14/17 Game Preview: Colorado Rockies at New York Mets
The All Star Break is over, so the New York Mets (39-47) will kick off the second half of their…
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