Baseball Like It Thoughta Be
Remember that weekend the Mets were vying for a Wild Card and the Minnesota Twins came into Citi Field with the worst record in baseball and you thought, “oh great, another one of those traps when the...
View ArticleDestination Somewhere
The 2016 New York Mets will play a 163rd game. We know that much, even as we’re desperate to know more. The Mets beat a lifeless-looking Phillie team on an odd night at Citizens Bank Park, with a...
View ArticleGrowing Older with T.J. Rivera
Hey, T.J. Rivera, you who debuted in a big way last August and found yourself competing, however briefly, in the postseason by October: I dig your .333 batting average, your OPS+ of 117 and that 1st...
View ArticlePossibility Has Its Night in the Sun
Dee Gordon was hit by a pitch to lead off the top of the fifth inning Friday night. Then he stole second. One out later, he dashed to third on a ground ball in front of him. Dee Gordon did three very...
View ArticleAbove Average Tuesday
It was supposed to be one of the seminal moments in the revival of a franchise that was taking its sweet time returning to life. Tuesday, June 18, 2013, a day-night doubleheader in Atlanta. The...
View ArticleWhose Game Was This Anyway?
I had hoped Tyler Pill might be Grover Powell. Grover Powell’s first major league start, for the Mets in 1963, was a complete game shutout, which didn’t happen for Mets rookies every day in 1963, nor,...
View ArticleDreaming Is Free
Even Mets fans get to have good days. Honestly, Saturday’s doubleheader with the Braves was about as stress-free as a day dealing with the confounding, confounded 2017 Mets has been. You got drama in...
View ArticleThe One Where Stuff Happened
The Mets don’t lead the league in much, but they’re at least a wild-card contender in keeping us guessing, having concluded their road trip with a Rorschach record of 5-5. That’s five to go in the They...
View ArticleReady for the New Present
Can your blogger file his recap within the 24-hour window? Well, with an 11 am start he can. Why was the answer even close to know? Because this was the first game of the season I had no desire...
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With Apologies to Joe Piscopo
“Let’s take a look!” The big story — Mets 2017. Exciting. Thrilling. Awesome! Not very often. Ten-game homestand. Two straight wins! Three straight losses. Three more wins! Friday…Oakland. Tough...
View ArticleMets 11, Phillies 7, Surgeries 4, Missing 5
On Monday, the Mets scored many runs, gave up a few less, won a baseball game, and announced several of their players would be going in for surgery. It’s indicative of how 2017 has unraveled that the...
View ArticleThe 25-Thought Roster
1. Welcome aboard the first active roster of 2019 to the eight Mets who have never been Mets before: Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz, Wilson Ramos, Keon Broxton, J.D. Davis, Justin Wilson, Luis Avilan and...
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Mets of the 2010s: 60-51
Welcome to the fifth chapter of Faith and Fear’s countdown of The Top 100 Mets of the 2010s. An introduction to the series is available here; you can read the most recent installment here. These are...
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