Tag: Jason Vargas

New York Mets 2018 Season in Review: Starting Pitching
Updated:Now that the New York Mets’ 2018 season is over, we are going to take a look at the year…
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#40forCy?
You know Jason, you’re kinda belittling Jacob deGrom’s final game of the season by just waltzing in with your 57…
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9/27/18 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (74-84) evened their series with the Atlanta Braves (89-69) last night in style. Jacob deGrom all…
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9/20/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
Updated:The New York Mets (70-82) clinched their eighth losing season over the past 10 years last night with a loss…
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Let’s Win Two
Set against the backdrop of David Wright’s announcment that he was pretty much done playing baseball, the Mets failed to…
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9/13/18 Game Preview: Miami Marlins at New York Mets, Doubleheader Edition (Take 2)
After Mother Nature prevented the New York Mets (66-78) and Miami Marlins (57-87) from playing a doubleheader, the two teams…
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9/12/18 Game Preview: Miami Marlins at New York Mets, Doubleheader Edition
Updated:The New York Mets (65-78) let down Jacob deGrom again last night, which is nothing new this season. deGrom was…
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At Least Life Makes Sense Again
I’m glad I got home in time to see Jason Vargas blow a 4-2 lead and not last through the…
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9/4/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
Updated:The New York Mets (62-75) snapped a 12 game losing streak against the Los Angeles Dodgers (75-63) in dramatic fashion…
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Pink Macaroons And A Million Balloons
Updated:Imagine Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory if Veruca Salt had won the factory. That’s how Jason Vargas getting 21…
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8/29/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Chicago Cubs
Updated:The New York Mets (58-72) will be busy today. After last night’s game with the Chicago Cubs (77-53) was suspended…
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I For One Welcome Our New Reptilian Overlords
Updated:No. No no no no. There’s something strange going on here. Jason Vargas has been dog meat all season, gives…
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8/24/18 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (56-71) let their ace down yesterday, failing to give Jacob deGrom adequate run support in a…
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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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8/19/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies
Updated:It took a while, but the New York Mets (53-69) have finally started to support their ace. Jacob deGrom tossed…
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Jason Vargas Will Remain In The Rotation As Corey Oswalt Gets Bumped To Bullpen
Updated:The New York Mets have opted not to pursue a six man rotation at this point, which makes sense with…
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A Decade Went Into This Post
The Olbermann-less SNY television booth had mentioned that Tim Beckham was the number one overall draft pick in 2008. Beckham’s…
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8/14/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Baltimore Orioles
Updated:The New York Mets (50-66) have been respectable since the All Star Break, going an even 11-11 since coming back…
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We’re Number Four (Sad Trombone Music)
No, no … really. I’m happy the Mets won. Better draft pick? We’re drafting under slot anyway. Noah Syndergaard made…
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Heaven Has Had Enough
Rain was not in the forecast for Tuesday. But then Jason Vargas gave up another run in another first inning….
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8/7/18 Game Preview: Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (46-64) bounced back nicely last night by picking up a 6-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds…
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How Much Longer Will Jason Vargas Remain In New York Mets’ Rotation?
Updated:Last night was the latest bad start for New York Mets’ starting pitcher Jason Vargas. Vargas gave up four runs…
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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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8/2/2018 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
Updated:The Mets have barely survived a two day trip to Washington D.C., and their reward is that they get to…
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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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Freesed Out
I really try not to go half-cocked on things as if I was a sports talk show host or caller….
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7/27/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
Updated:The Mets have won three games in a row for the first time since Mickey Callaway was still considered a…
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Corey Oswalt Deserves Another Start For New York Mets
Updated:The biggest surprise in yesterday’s doubleheader for the New York Mets was a strong showing from rookie right hander Corey…
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