Tag: Steven Matz

We’re Well Past Surprised
The good news is that Amed Rosario is up with the big club. The bad news is that in his…
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8/1/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies
Things are a bit different for the New York Mets (48-55) today in their first game after the trade deadline….
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Thin Mints And Mike Singletary
To say that Steven Matz’s fastball is reminiscent of a girl scout cookie is an insult to girl scout cookies….
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7/26/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at San Diego Padres
The New York Mets (47-51) have come out of the All Star Break playing well, winning eight of their last…
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Pining For Oakland?
Back in 1988, Darryl Strawberry was asked about someday playing for the Dodgers, returning to his roots in Southern California….
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7/21/17 Game Preview: Oakland A’s At New York Mets
The New York Mets (43-50) rebounded nicely from a three game losing streak, closing out their series with the St….
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Anonymously Unraveled
Updated:The baseball that Zack Wheeler took apart on Saturday night became a microcosm for the Mets season on Sunday. Steven…
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7/16/17 Game Preview: Colorado Rockies at New York Mets
Even though their General Manager essentially waved the white flag on Friday, the New York Mets (41-47) haven’t given up….
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New York Mets Set Rotation to Begin Second Half
The New York Mets have set their rotation to begin the second half on Friday, when they open a three…
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Are We Still Trying? And Why am I Quoting Tom Glavine?
Updated:I never thought that I would cite Tom Glavine to make a point … but I’m going to cite Tom…
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7/9/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
After losing 4-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals (42-45) yesterday, the New York Mets (39-46) have now split the first…
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The Shrinking Margin Of Error
Zack Wheeler didn’t have a bad outing. Really, he didn’t. Wheeler pitched six innings and only gave up two runs…
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The One That Got Away (Whether it be Game or Season)
Not that it’s a full proof plan to predict baseball outcomes based on starting pitching matchups, but Matz vs. Strasburg…
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7/3/17 Game Preview: New York Mets at Washington Nationals
The New York Mets (38-43) had a downer on Sunday, dropping the finale of their weekend set with the Philadelphia…
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A Big Top for Aaron Altherr’s Circus
Two years to the day of Terry Collins suggesting human sacrifice as a way to get out of the dog…
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New York Mets Finally Posted a .500 Month In June
For the first time in 2017, the New York Mets didn’t post a losing record in a month. The Mets…
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Arm Flex
This mini-resurgence (and sorry, it’s still a mini-resurgence) is a battle of math vs. eyes. The math tells you that…
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Marlins Get Matzlacked
Starting pitching has been such a key to the past few seasons. Unfortunately, it’s been on the negative side this…
Read more »Metstradamus Game Preview: New York Mets at Miami Marlins
The New York Mets (34-42) got a dose of reality last night in their 6-3 loss to the Miami Marlins…
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Apologies
First Apology: I’m sorry I didn’t blog after Thursday night’s 8-3 loss to the Nationals. Usually I would go for…
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Wild Wacky Action Team
Returning to the old baseball axiom of “you’re going to win 54, you’re going to lose 54, it’s what you…
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I’m Back (In New York) And We’re Back (To Mediocre)
One of the reasons I love doing road trips is the slight chance that you could travel a long way…
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Triple Dingers And Double Duty
So I see the Mets have thrown back to 2016 for Saturday’s 4-2 win over Pittsburgh: Get good pitching, and…
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Winning Your Love Back One Start at a Time
In this season that has resembled a mixture of the Big Apple Circus and the Oregon Trail, it’s nice to…
Read more »Satan Has Many Agents
After the game on Saturday, I got a request to create this photo: Which is weird because a day after…
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And It Begins
+–cd=-0p going so well too. Jacob deGrom was throwing at full capacity. Matt Harvey was hitting mid-90’s. Even Travis d’Arnaud…
Read more »Tim Tebow: The Most Anticipated Warm Body in Baseball History
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I’m Not Afraid Of Jason Bay
Heidi Klum says it best: Either you’re in, or you’re out. The re-signing of Yoenis Cespedes put the Mets in…
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The One Where I Take Over The Winter Meetings
I’m like the guy at your family’s holiday functions that brags about the one good thing he did in the…
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