Tag: Jeff McNeil

6/4/22 Game Preview: New York Mets At Los Angeles Dodgers
Updated:The Mets litmus test has so far come up red. (Red is acid, right? And that isn’t good, right?) After…
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Rat Piss Live
So the first day of the June stretch that will propel them to the stars or return them to the…
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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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5/30/22 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:The Memorial Day quarter pole is here and the New York Mets (32-17) find themselves in a commanding position. A…
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Bringer Of Pain
Updated:With the win on Friday, and Zack Wheeler’s Revenge Tour on the schedule for tomorrow, you could say that Saturday’s…
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5/28/22 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
It may have been a day early but the New York Mets (30-17) and Philadelphia Phillies (21-25) put on a…
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5/27/22 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
For the first time in over a month, the New York Mets (29-17) find themselves on a losing streak. The…
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Puck Luck
Thomas Szapucki came up from the minors for his first ever MLB start on Wednesday, and got racked by the…
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5/25/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Sometimes baseball games on the West Coast get wacky. The New York Mets (29-16) and San Francisco Giants (23-19) were…
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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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5/21/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies, Doubleheader Edition
It has been a trying week for the New York Mets (26-14), who suffered some devastating injury news when they…
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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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Splitting Cadillacs
With apologies to those of you who came up with the theory that the Mets rained out Monday’s game to…
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5/17/22 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets, Doubleheader Edition
A wave of wild thunderstorms led the New York Mets (23-13) to postpone the opener of their four-game series with…
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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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Hits Don’t Lie
Patrick Mazeika sure had a night, eh? It was a weird night all around. Chris Bassitt gave up one run…
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5/11/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
Good teams find ways to win and the New York Mets (21-10) demonstrated that ability last night. The Mets struggled…
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It Was The Rat All Along
I apologize in advance for sounding like a broken record. But there have been many times that I have seen…
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5/8/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies, Doubleheader Edition
Updated:Rain washed out the middle games of a weekend series for the New York Mets (19-9), who got an extra…
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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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5/4/22 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
Yesterday’s doubleheader was a rousing success for the New York Mets (18-8), who swept a pair of games from the…
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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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The d’ark Arts
Monday’s opener against the Braves was disappointing because Chris Bassitt pitched his ass off. He went seven innings and gave…
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5/2/22 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
Everything has gone according to plan for the New York Mets (16-7) so far this season. The Mets secured their…
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5/1/22 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
The emotion of Friday’s combined no-hitter appeared to take a bit of energy out of the New York Mets (15-7),…
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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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4/29/22 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
The New York Mets (14-6) are off to a rollicking start to the 2022 season. Six straight series victories to…
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