Tag: Jose Reyes

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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It’s The Most Wonderful Time
Mets sign Austin Jackson — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) July 27, 2018 I remember wanting Austin Jackson for the 2016 season…
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7/25/18 Game Preview: San Diego Padres at New York Mets
Updated:It is fitting that the weather is overcast today for the New York Mets (41-57), whose immediate future looks very…
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Selective Discipline
Updated:I understand that it’s extra important to be sure that young players follow rules and don’t get themselves into trouble…
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7/15/18 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:Hey, with a Mets win today they have a chance to … get this … win a series!!! They haven’t…
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Did We Just See Anti-Mickey?
We heard a lot all season (and off-season) about how Mickey Art Howellaway was going to do different things with…
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7/14/18 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:The return of Noah Syndergaard from the disabled list was a resounding success for the New York Mets (38-54), who…
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Logic, And Jerry Blevins Fastballs … Both Fly Over The Wall
The Nationals were 46-46 coming into tonight’s game. They play shoddy defense and their best hitter has looked more like…
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S-N-Why The Hell Not?
Updated:I find it interesting that of all the bad seasons that have happened recently … starting with the collapses in…
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7/10/18 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
Updated:The old baseball theory that you don’t sweep doubleheaders held true for the New York Mets (36-52) yesterday. The Mets…
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7/8/18 Game Preview: Tampa Bay Rays at New York Mets
Success has been very fleeting for the 2018 New York Mets (35-50), and yesterday’s game was a perfect example of…
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Total Lack Of Recall
I don’t know what’s worse: making a conscious decision not to watch a Mets game, or watching a Mets game…
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7/4/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Toronto Blue Jays
Updated:The New York Mets (33-49) have made an art form of finding ways to lose baseball games. Last night was…
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Starving Your Inner Feline
If you are a cat owner, the minimum amount of effort you should have is opening a can of food…
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6/26/18 Game Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets
Updated:The New York Mets (31-45) continued their woeful June last night, losing 6-4 to the Pittsburgh Pirates (37-41). The loss…
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6/25/18 Game Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates at New York Mets
Updated:It seems like nothing can go right for the New York Mets (31-44) this season. Despite scoring seven runs at…
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Justin Turner Strikes The Match, So Let It Burn … Burn Baby Burn
Updated:There’s two things that come out of Sunday’s game that are of vague note. And we’re not going to do…
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Amed Rosario Given A “Mental Break” When The New York Mets Are 12 Games Below .500
Updated:There isn’t much good to report for the New York Mets, who have been so injury riddled that Jerry Blevins…
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6/21/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies
Updated:The New York Mets (31-40) are now officially back on a losing streak. After falling 10-8 to the Colorado Rockies…
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Moments And Limits
At 2;30 in the morning, it’s hard to really have an opinion on all the twists and turns that happen…
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Report: Baseball Gods Possess Pity
It wasn’t quite Carter, Mitchell, Knight, Buckner. In fact, it was quite the opposite. The errors came before the clutch,…
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6/17/18 Game Preview: New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks
Updated:For only the second time in June, the New York Mets (29-38) won a baseball game last night. The Mets…
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Sandy Alderson Offers A Relatively Bleak Outlook On New York Mets
Prior to yesterday’s loss to the Atlanta Braves, New York Mets’ General Manager Sandy Alderson hopped on a conference call…
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Building a Sandcastle in a War Zone
Seth Lugo was in an impossible situation. Make the start for Noah Syndergaard … against the Yankees, and Luis Severino…
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Why The Hell Is Jose Reyes Still On The Mets?
Updated:I had planned to write this after the inevitable demotion of Luis Guillorme to make room for whichever Met was…
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An Attempt At Rationality
I’m really going to try to look at this rationally. Sometimes, teams with bad records win. The Orioles did have…
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Report: Jose Reyes’ Roster Spot is Safe . . . For Now
On the same day that the New York Mets bet on a 37 year old former All Star to help…
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A Quick Little Rant To Welcome The New Guy
I’m going to make this rant about the Mets’ 5-1 loss to the Marlins short, because it took me a…
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