‘Hey, Seth Lugo Just Hit a Home Run!’
Putting aside every other familiar point of contention — that the DH is an affront to nature and has been since its implementation by a misguided league in 1973; that whatever offense the DH generates...
View ArticleResetting Expectations
Perhaps it was Mets Sensory Overload having gotten to me — Jay Horwitz’s expansive valedictory Wednesday afternoon; the practically literally endless rain delay Wednesday night; David Wright finally...
View ArticleGreat Isringhausen’s Ghost!
You don’t have to be from east of Queens to know Long Island’s Own Steven Matz can do only so much for us. Tuesday night in Philadelphia, LIOSM did more than Mets fans from Montauk to Great Neck (and...
View ArticleIt’s Pitchcraft
When you arouse the need in me My heart says yes indeed in me Proceed with what you’re leading me to Contrary to published reports, Frank Sinatra does not have a cold. He’s never been healthier. To...
View ArticleCan’t Any Bunny Here Play This Game?
Fine with me if you dug into a basketful of chocolate bunnies, creme eggs and jelly beans on Sunday. Or macaroons, mandel cuts and leftover sponge cake. Whatever kind of peep you fancy yourself, I do...
View ArticlePower Pitchers of the 2010s: A Modest Oral History
Zack Wheeler struck out eleven Phillies in the course of throwing seven shutout innings Tuesday night at Citi Field, which was extremely nice and fairly necessary. Wheeler’s a pitcher, and it’s his job...
View ArticleWe Will Thank You for That, Noah
Zachary Wheeler gets his pitch count risin’ He doesn’t care for an early hook Jason Vargas sees the order twice ‘n’ Mickey figures out he is cooked Jake deGrom is a Cy Young winner Ain’t ya glad he...
View ArticleEdwin, Jeurys and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
I put off writing the recap of Friday night’s Mets baseball — the completion of Thursday’s suspended game and Friday’s regularly scheduled contest with the Cardinals — in hopes that a night’s sleep...
View ArticleGhost of a Chance
Perhaps they showed up better on TV, but from Promenade at Citi Field, those Casper the Friendly Ghost tribute togs the Mets wore Friday night in deference to Players Weekend marketing concerns were...
View ArticleThis Was Us
You know all those games that got away that have been stewed over in the wake of the 2019 Mets’ elimination from playoff contention? I don’t care for such mulling. Yes, had Edwin Diaz resembled his...
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