Tag: Miguel Castro

Francisco Alvarez Has Valley Fever!!! (Oh Wait I Didn’t Mean It Like That, Sorry Ike)
Updated:The way Francisco Alvarez’s at-bat started against Miguel Castro, you would have never guessed that it would have ended the…
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Mike’s Mets Player Review Series: Miguel Castro
Now that the 2021 season is over for the New York Mets, we have been looking back at the year…
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New York Mets 2021 Season in Review: Bullpen
Now that the 2021 season is over for the New York Mets, we will spend the next several weeks taking…
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When I Suck, You Win!
I was told that I write better when the Mets lose. Probably a mixture of being more loquacious when they…
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Amazing In Their Monotony
Usually when a Mets team goes south for the summer, it’s a team effort. Mets teams have been no.torious for…
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Baffling And Yet Predictable
Updated:Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but the Mets lost to the Dodgers again. By one run, again. J.D….
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A Quick Mirage
Updated:When Pete Alonso hit a two run triple to tie the game in the top of the 5th, and Dom…
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Twists, Turns, A Win, And More Rain
Updated:I guess Zack Scott’s match lit a fuse. After there were reports that Scott’s talk ruffled some feathers in the…
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Written By The Bots
There was a big kick a few months back where people would ingest book transcripts and song lyrics into bots,…
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Dick Dastardly Makes Mets Look Like Muttley
The last time the Mets were on the verge of sweeping the Yankees and kinda sorta possibly getting a Yankee…
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Son Of A Nutcracker
Updated:It’s hard to say that all the Mets offense might have been missing all season was Brandon Nimmo. But if…
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This One Is For The Young’ngs …
Let me tell you kids about when I was young: Whenever I face a make up game in the middle…
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A Hot Bullpen In The Dry Heat
Updated:YouTube can be a rabbit hole. You can watch videos for hours upon hours and whittle your time away. And…
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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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Bracing For The Impact From Ghosts And Their Runners
Updated:Ever since Miguel Castro threw a fat changeup down the middle to Garrett Cooper which turned into a game tying…
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Despite Their Best Efforts
Updated:Look closely: This is the lineup the Mets put out there tonight … Tonight’s lineup. #LGM pic.twitter.com/ZzJ1Hh1jh7 — New York…
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5/18/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Atlanta Braves
Updated:The injury woes keep coming for the New York Mets (19-16), who lost Taijuan Walker to side tightness and saw…
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Failure To Prepare Is Preparing To Fail
Updated:David Peterson struggled in the second inning, giving up a double to Yandy Diaz and walking two batters to load…
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Sugar In The Wound
Updated:The return of Jacob deGrom lasted four perfect innings, one imperfect inning, and two warmup pitches that sent deGrom back…
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5/5/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals, Doubleheader Edition
Updated:The New York Mets (11-12) had the second game of their series with the St. Louis Cardinals (17-12) postponed due…
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5/4/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
Updated:The New York Mets (11-12) managed to score five runs last night, but their failure to generate any offense after…
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To Hell And Back, And Back To Hell, and Back Again (With Rhys Hoskins Salty Tears To Sweeten The Trip)
Updated:Sunday’s victory is probably my favorite Mets regular season game in a long, long time. Of course, I can say…
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Is Michael Conforto Good?
Updated:On our podcast (which was recorded on Friday afternoon and am shamelessly linking to here so please listen because it…
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Ownership Has Its Privileges
Updated:This one was a big April win. You know that there are going to be some lulls in a long…
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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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Give Me Two Scoops Of Slop With A Side Of Kick In The Jewels
Updated:It was all going so well. Francisco Lindor had hit his first home run as a Met, David Peterson had…
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Do the New York Mets have a bullpen problem?
Updated:It may be only four games into the season but it is never too early to make some observations about…
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Boom Boom Tick
Updated:It wouldn’t be Mets if it wasn’t weird. The Mets went into the ninth inning of their home opener down…
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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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