MLB: Cincinnati Reds at Washington Nationals

Stat Preview: Cincinnati Reds, August 6-8

The Cincinnati Reds have no hope of a playoff appearance, and have not since about two weeks into the season, but ever since Jim Riggleman took the managerial reins away from Bryan Price, the Reds have been respectable, playing right around .500 baseball. The play has many Reds fans hoping a return to contention will […]

MLB: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets

Game recap August 5: Shoulda, woulda, coulda

WHO WON: An NL East team…but not the Mets WHAT HAPPENED, FOCUSING ON THE POSITIVES: Though you might consider Sunday’s action against the Atlanta Braves to be one of the many soul-crushing defeats that the Mets have suffered this year, it wasn’t all bad. Some good occurred. Salvageable in a game where the Mets blew […]

MLB: Atlanta Braves at New York Mets

Game recap August 2: Are you not entertained? (No, we are not)

Braves 4 Mets 2 | Final On a humid and miserable night that ended with rain dampening whatever was left of the spirits of whatever was left of the Flushing faithful, the Mets limply lurched to another loss, while Atlanta played for a share of first place. It wasn’t until the third when the Mets […]

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The Bottom of the Barrel: Comping 2018 Jose Reyes

There’s no other way to say it: Jose Reyes is having a bad season. How bad? Well, his .190 TAv ranks 306th out of the 308 major leaguers with as many plate appearances, which is pretty bad. But if you’re looking for a nice, balanced player, you’ll be happy to hear that, defensively, he’s also […]

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Stat Preview: Atlanta Braves, Aug. 2-5

Atlanta was one of the more active teams at the deadline, making four trades in an attempt to fortify their playoff chances. One of the best stories came when the Braves acquired Jonny Venters, the three-time Tommy John surgery recipient who started his major league career in Atlanta eight year ago. The Braves’ other trades […]

MLB: New York Mets at Washington Nationals

Game recap August 1: Jose Reyes gets…redemption?

Every series the Mets play against the Nationals seems to follow the same exact script: In no particular order, one game is a total blowout where the Mets get destroyed, one game is a frustrating affair in which the Mets get completely shut down on offense and blow a bunch of opportunities (these are usually against Gio Gonzalez) and the third game […]

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Game recap July 31: There’s always a new low

Primer Zack and Jake are still here. That’s good! Bautista and Mesoraco are still here. That’s bad. Both will pass through waivers. That’s good! The Nationals didn’t blow it up. That’s bad. This game (Steven Matz vs Tanner Roark to start a two game set in D.C.) comes with free frogurt. That’s good! The frogurt […]