Tag: Mark Canha

How Baseball Works
Thursday was Camp Day. I was embedded in a section that had a camp sitting there. One of the teachers/counselors…
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6/1/23 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
The arrival of the Philadelphia Phillies (25-30) to Citi Field has brought back a bit of the 2022 mojo that…
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One For The Vets
I’m rooting for the kids. I want the kids to have long and prosperous careers, and I want those careers…
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5/31/23 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
For the first time in 2023, the New York Mets (28-27) managed to pick up a win on a Tuesday….
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5/28/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies
A six-run rally was for naught for the New York Mets (27-26), who lost a typical Coors Field game to…
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5/27/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies
Things got a bit dicey at the end but the New York Mets (27-25) found a way to pick up…
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5/15/22 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
The New York Mets (20-21) have to hope that their performance in the second game of yesterday’s doubleheader against the…
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Soul Searching, Celebration Discovering, and Most Importantly: Max!
I have a mental block about Game 1 of the Nationals “Rip You Off Doubleheader Special, Brought To You By…
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5/14/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
The tomfoolery surrounding yesterday’s suspended game didn’t matter a ton in the end for the New York Mets (19-21), who…
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5/13/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
Sometimes all it takes is one big hit to snap a team out of a funk. Francisco Lindor’s three-run single…
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From Driving Me To Drink, To Raising A Glass
It was the bottom of the 4th. There were two outs, and the Nationals had just scored their second run…
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5/12/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
The two-week stretch that was supposed to fix the New York Mets (18-20) has turned into an ongoing nightmare disguising…
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Contrary to Popular Belief, You CAN Overstate The Obvious
Updated:Today’s Hate List (Yes, today’s entire post is one big, slimy ball of hate.) Look, let’s get something straight right…
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5/11/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds
It took over a month but the New York Mets (18-19) finally got a dominant pitching performance from one of…
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At Least Wil Myers Touched Second Base … Eventually
Tuesday’s game, probably more than any game so far this season, shows the gulf between 2022 and 2023. That’s not…
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5/6/23 Game Preview: Colorado Rockies at New York Mets
Sometimes all you need is one run to win a baseball game and the New York Mets (17-16) were on…
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Haase’d
Gare had mentioned during Game 1 that the wind was blowing out 10-15 mph. Granted, he did so with the…
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4/28/23 Game Preview: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets
It may have taken an oversized gnome to loosen things up, but the New York Mets (15-11) finally woke up…
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4/26/23 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
There are always going to be clunkers over the course of a 162-game season and the New York Mets (14-10)…
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4/22/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Things are going great for the New York Mets (14-7) right now as the team builds itself a nice cushion…
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4/21/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Long West Coast road trips have usually gone poorly for the New York Mets (13-7) but this year’s is a…
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Be Ready For A Fight, Rob …
Updated:So I don’t want this to get buried in what I have to say about Max Scherzer’s ejection. So I’ll…
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Adios, MF’ers
Updated:You knew it was going in a bad direction in the first inning. Brandon Nimmo smoked a ball to right…
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Hello Oakland, Our Old Friends
Tell me you expected the game where the ERAs of the starting pitchers were 17.55 and 11.42 to end 3-2….
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The Urge To Generally Manage Is Swelling
Updated:It’s not a great sign when you’re already looking at other team’s rosters to see who you can trade for…
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Mildly Irritated Max
It may not have been vintage Mad Max, but Max Scherzer was plenty good for what the Mets needed him…
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Good Starts
Updated:After the record* amount of rain that the New York City area got on Thursday, the 2023 home opener was…
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Cowgilled
Updated:It wasn’t a great omen to start the game with a pitch clock violation. I mean, you don’t have 15…
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Mark Canha’s Personal Journey
Updated:There’s nothing to worry about with Mark Canha. I say that because someone expressed to me a little worry upon…
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