Tag: Rich Hill

Mets Throw Away Another Shot At A Win
Pittsburgh– The scary thing about watching a team playing bad baseball is that there may be a lower point to…
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6/9/23 Game Preview: New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
Things have managed to go from bad to worse for the New York Mets (30-33) rather quickly. A disaster series…
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Mike’s Mets Player Review Series: Rich Hill
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: Revisiting Second Half Questions
Now that the 2021 season is over for the New York Mets, we will spend the next several weeks taking…
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New York Mets 2021 Season in Review: Starting Pitching
Now that the 2021 season is over for the New York Mets, we will spend the next several weeks taking…
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New York Mets complete collapse in September and fade out of the playoffs
Updated:The final month (and three days in October) of the regular season completed another miserable collapse for the New York…
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9/30/21 Game Preview: Miami Marlins at New York Mets
The good news for the New York Mets (75-83) last night was that they got a gem from Taijuan Walker…
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Arm Care
I gotta give credit to Taijuan Walker. We’ll get to his pitching in a minute, but there was no reason…
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They Died In Which They Lived
Updated:The Mets were eliminated from playoff contention tonight. The Phillies’ victory over the Pirates made the inevitable official. The Mets…
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9/25/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers
The inevitable elimination of the New York Mets (73-80) from playoff contention could come at any moment. The Mets lost…
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The Final Hurrah?
The conversations I’ve been having with my Mets fan friends have revolved around the same general theme: Who stays and…
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9/19/21 Game Preview: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
A week of wasted opportunities has all but buried the New York Mets (72-77) in the playoff race. The Mets…
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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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There Isn’t Enough Smart Water In The World
Updated:This entire game felt like it was watching a loved one get tortured. Rich Hill had his best outing as…
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9/8/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Miami Marlins
Finding ways to get wins is the name of the game for the New York Mets (70-69), who took care…
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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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9/3/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
There is exactly one month left in baseball’s regular season and the New York Mets (66-67) are trying to get…
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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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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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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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8/21/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
The season is slipping away from the New York Mets (60-62), who have seen a 3.5 game lead in the…
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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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8/16/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Francisco Giants
Updated:Things are getting dire for the New York Mets (59-58), who are in the middle of a 13-game stretch that…
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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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8/5/21 Game Preview: New York Mets at Miami Marlins
There are certain games that qualify over the course of a season as must-wins and the New York Mets (56-51)…
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New York Mets add Javier Baez as they remain in first place through July
Updated:There was a bit of bad news for the New York Mets in July as they underachieved against a potentially…
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7/31/21 Game Preview: Cincinnati Reds at New York Mets
Updated:The best news of Friday for the New York Mets (54-48) came in the form of a trade. The Mets…
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Squirrels Eat Blue Jays, Don’t They?
Updated:The Mets, after losing two out of three to the Pirates, have now taken four out of six from two…
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