Tag: Pete Alonso

9/18/21 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
The season has been unraveling for the New York Mets (72-76) for a while now. The Mets dropped their fourth…
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None Of This Should Bother Me, And Yet …
The Mets had a chance to do some damage against Zack Wheeler in the fourth inning. Down 1-0, the Mets…
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9/17/21 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
The New York Mets (72-75) may insist they still have a chance at making the playoffs but the math says…
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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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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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The Never Ending Endings
Updated:The first part of the season really held such promise. They survived a ton of injuries, we were introduced to…
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9/9/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Miami Marlins
Losing to bad teams in September is a missed opportunity for the New York Mets (70-70), who gave up a…
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Our Kind Of Ugly
Updated:First off: Stupid Marlins and their stupid 6:40 start times. I flipped on SNY at about 6:52 and expected to…
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The Mets Need A Washington Closer
Edwin Diaz’s numbers in Washington were atrocious: 7.36 ERA 1.773 WHIP .952 OPS against .290 AVG against in 35 plate…
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9/6/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
It may not be pretty, but the New York Mets (69-68) are finding ways to win games. The Mets blew…
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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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Sitting The Middle Infield Because YOLO
I didn’t want to be too upset that both Francisco Lindor and Javy Bàez were on the bench for Game…
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9/4/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals, Doubleheader Edition
It has taken a while but the New York Mets (67-67) have finally found their way back to .500. A…
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The Dramatics Are Sticking Around To Sing A Happy Tune
So Rich Hill (who a friend of mine dubbed “Eddie Harris” tonight) gave the Mets his best start in the…
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The Signs Are There If You Look Closely
Updated:Once again, the Mets did what they had to do, beating the Marlins 4-3, sweeping the series, and continuing for…
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New York Mets free-fall out of first place in awful August
Updated:Before we dive deep into what went wrong for the New York Mets in August, let’s reflect on a piece…
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The Olive Branch
Updated:There were eight innings of frustration during a game that actually started on April 11th. Taijuan Walker gave up three…
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Small Or Long, All Balls Are Welcome
Updated:The amplified problem with the Mets offense has been the lack of manufacturing runs. So on Sunday against the Mets,…
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8/29/21 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
The New York Mets (62-67) finally found their way into a win last night after dropping four straight games to…
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8/27/21 Game Preview: Washington Nationals at New York Mets
Updated:A 13-game run through the National League West’s elite teams essentially broke the New York Mets (61-66) season. The Mets…
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Who Conducted That Symphony?
Updated:It is getting ugly at Citi Field, as fans are now chanting "Fire Rojas." — Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) August 26,…
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It’s Only Fair
I’ve picked on J.D. Davis a lot over the last few days. Deserved? Maybe. But it’s only fair to focus…
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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 Liberal Definition Of Fun
Updated:Up until the top of the 8th inning on Friday, this game was wash, rinse, repeat for the Mets, only…
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8/20/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
Updated:The New York Mets (60-61) have reached the point of the season where they can’t afford to give away winnable…
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Beating Fans To The Exits
Updated:A good friend of mine asked me during last Friday’s game at Citi Field: “Is there a point during a…
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Don’t Sing It … Bring It
Updated:So when last we were together, I mentioned that the Mets didn’t need an extreme act of torch burning. To…
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