Tag: Paul Goldschmidt

8/20/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
Things have trended in a positive direction for the New York Mets (58-66) over the past week. The Mets picked…
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8/19/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
It may have taken some more bad teams on the schedule but the post-deadline New York Mets (57-66) have put…
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8/18/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
The results may not matter much in the standings but the New York Mets (56-66) have shown some pride this…
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08/17/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
There will be occasional highlights for the New York Mets (55-66) as they play out the string and yesterday’s game…
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6/18/23 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
Updated:Mediocrity was the word of the day for the New York Mets (33-37) on Saturday afternoon. Kodai Senga had a…
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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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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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What Would You Do For Lars Nootblar?
Tylor Megill gave up five runs in the first inning tonight, and the Cardinals basically kept the Mets at arm’s…
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The Fat Fastballs Are Singing
Updated:The Braves lost. The Phillies lost. The Reds lost. The Padres lost. The Mets could have gained on all of…
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9/14/21 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
All the momentum that the New York Mets (72-73) generated over the weekend completely evaporated against the St. Louis Cardinals…
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Definite Joel Piñeiro Vibes
Updated:At about 11:30 this morning I got an e-mail titled “We Want You Back”. Yup, a Mets season ticket representative…
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9/13/21 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
Sunday night’s game was dramatic but it allowed Francisco Lindor to start building his legacy in Flushing. Lindor slugged three…
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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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6/15/19 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
Updated:Things are starting to go off the rails again for the New York Mets (33-36), who found a way to…
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6/14/19 Game Preview: St. Louis Cardinals at New York Mets
Updated:This will be a bit of a different game preview today. The New York Mets (33-34) could have won a…
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Knowing Is Half The Battle
I’m sure Noah Syndergaard wasn’t sitting at his locker over the last few days saying to himself “Jacob deGrom is…
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From Ashes, A Phoenix? Only Brodie Knows …
Updated:There was a point after the first inning that I had a fleeting thought that maybe Chris Flexen can survive…
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Sugar, Spice, And Most Everything Nice
The Mets didn’t waste the opportunity they had to win a Jason Vargas start. Of course, because of a ton…
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4/19/19 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
Updated:The New York Mets (10-8) get a break from National League East play this weekend, and that may be a…
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The Goldschmidt Extension: Good For Everybody
Updated:It was mid-afternoon on a Thursday. Not much was happening. On social media, fans were still reacting to a big…
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What If Paul Goldschmidt is “Only” as Good as Matt Holliday?
Updated:We have reached what may be the most boring week of the baseball news cycle, Christmas through New Year’s. Typically,…
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With Goldschmidt, How Much Has the Cardinals’ Lineup Improved?
Updated:Last week the Cardinals acquired Paul Goldschmidt, a Top 2 hitter in the NL since the start of 2013. Ranking…
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Breaking Down the Paul Goldschmidt Acquisition for Cardinals
Updated:Paul Goldschmidt is a St. Louis Cardinal. Let that sink in. Before you get greedy and jump to “ok, now…
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St. Louis Cardinals: Keeping the Options Open on Both Sides of the Plate
Updated:With the St. Louis Cardinals pursuing some additional offensive thump this offseason, many fans and writers seem to be fixated…
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Contracting The Stupids
Sucking is unavoidable. But sucking because the thought process is skewered is infuriating. That’s a nice way of saying stop…
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New York Mets Finally Win Consecutive Games Thanks To Wilmer Flores’ Latest Walkoff
The New York Mets hadn’t won consecutive games in over a month entering tonight’s contest against the Arizona Diamondbacks. It…
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Paul Goldschmidt and Matt Carpenter are both looking for answers
Updated:Predicting the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers to win the National League Central and West divisions, respectively, in 2018…
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Paul Goldschmidt’s Ability to Generate Power Is Fascinating
While first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is the face of the Arizona Diamondbacks, he’s also one of the most underrated superstars…
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