Tag: Joey Lucchesi

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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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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Keep Punching, Apollo
Updated:The Mets entered this four game series with the largest lead out of all the division winners. The Nationals entered…
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6/18/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
Updated:The New York Mets (35-26) have done their part to maintain their National League East lead through a tough stretch…
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It All Depends On How You Look At It
Updated:If the Mets had lost 7-3 because starter Joey Meatballs got lit up by the Padres offense, I think we,…
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6/13/21 Game Preview: San Diego Padres at New York Mets
Updated:Everything has come up aces for the New York Mets (32-24) over the past week. Winners of five of six,…
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6/4/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Diego Padres
This weekend’s series at Petco Park is a huge test for the New York Mets (27-22) and they are already…
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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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5/27/21 Game Preview: Colorado Rockies at New York Mets, Doubleheader Edition
Updated:After last night’s game was postponed due to rain, the New York Mets (22-20) will wrap up their scheduled series…
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Attrition Is A Constant Battle
Updated:The Mets fought like hell before the Marlins finally got their annual walk-off win against the Flushing Nine. And even…
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5/22/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Miami Marlins
Updated:No many hits the New York Mets (21-17) take on the injury front they seem to find a way to…
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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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5/8/21 Game Preview: Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Mets
There are twists and turns in a 162 game season, something the New York Mets (14-13) experienced plenty of on…
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Thinking, And Rethinking
I didn’t have a lot of hope for Monday’s game because it was a bullpen game, and just about half…
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5/3/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
Updated:Last night was an absolutely wild game for the New York Mets (11-11), who had to hang on until the…
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Hey Chicago, Whaddaya Say? The Mets Are Gonna Get Swept To-Day!
Updated:It’s rare that the Mets get swept and evoke a different mode of feeling from each loss. Tuesday they just…
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4/22/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Chicago Cubs
Updated:Wrigley Field hasn’t been a very friendly place for the New York Mets (7-6) over the years and 2021 has…
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Shrug Emoji
A Game 2 doubleheader loss would have hurt much more if the Mets hadn’t come back to win Game 1….
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4/17/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies, Doubleheader Edition
The New York Mets (5-3) may be in first place in the National League East but they simply haven’t had…
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Measured In Candelarias And Niemanns
Updated:Unfortunately, with David Peterson going against Aaron Nola, and more importantly a bullpen that was a bit compromised due to…
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The Road To Vindication Where Worry Is At Every Rest Stop
Updated:So here’s the good news: Marcus Stroman had a strong first outing of the season, going six innings while giving…
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Five Mets (Okay, Maybe Six) Who Will Tell The Story Of 2021
Updated:Hello everyone. We’re almost there. Opening Night is just a few hours away (and might be more if the Nationals…
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Let’s Test That Depth, Shall We?
Updated:The baseball gods have called a pop quiz on the Mets. The subject? Starting pitching depth. Carlos Carrasco, who was…
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Joey Throws Funny
This offseason has seemed like a nuclear arms race between the Mets and the Padres in the foreground of the…
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Eight MLB players off to surprising starts in 2018
Updated:The presence of advanced statistics in baseball creates the ability to make informed decisions about players and teams more (and…
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Other Than That Mrs. Lincoln, How Was The Play?
So let’s recap Jason Vargas’ night: Two runs on a Charlie Villanueva home run. Two runs on a misplayed fly…
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4/28/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Diego Padres
Updated:The Mets have won one series all time at Petco Park since it opened in 2004. One!!! The Mets will…
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