With the plethora of outfielders on the New York Mets roster it will be hard to determine who should play where and how much they should play. While Yoenis Cespedes will get the bulk of the time in left field, playing time in center field and right field will likely be shared among Jay Bruce, […]
Tag: Curtis Granderson
What Would Not Surprise Us About the 2017 Mets
Way way back many centuries ago, not long after the blogging began, Will Leitch started a site called Deadspin. He relied upon tips from the common man. Will’s vision for Deadspin was to publish sports news that never made it into the public domain “because of either corporate obligations or just plain laziness.” Deadspin needed […]
The Airing of Grievances
Fact: 2016 has not been my favorite all-around year. I suppose it should come as no surprise that unpleasantness is slowly seeping into baseball. I know, I know: Major League Baseball is a corporation with the singular goal of making money (anyone who says differently has never shared an MLB image on the internet before). […]
Curtis Granderson, the Mets, and Clutch Range
All year long it was painful to watch the Mets with runners in scoring position. The good news is study after study has found that success in clutch situations has no year-to-year correlation. I’m not saying the Mets will automatically be great with runners in scoring position next season. I’m saying 2016’s struggles shouldn’t affect […]
Curtis Granderson and the Clemente Mets
I suppose by now it comes as no surprise that I am about to fangirl about Curtis Granderson. I mean, I’ll try to contain myself re: his devilish good looks, but only because I’ve already written about them and it’s starting to get creepy (#thosekneesockstho #notastalker). Plus, there’s actual, timely, newsworthy stuff to report here—Granderson […]
The Top 5 Mets Games of 2016
The Mets’ 2016 season was an unexpected ride. For a long time, it seemed like they were going to struggle to defend their National League pennant, and it took a late charge at the end to simply reach the Wild Card game. Although it was ultimately step back from 2015, it certainly had its share […]
2016 Wild Card Game Recap: Wait Till Next Year
Executive Summary Conor Gillaspie hit a three-run ninth-inning home run in support of a Madison Bumgarner shutout. Giants 3, Mets 0. Discussion and Analysis Conor Gillaspie batted only 205 times during the regular season. He started last night because Eduardo Nunez, the Giants’ big trade-deadline acquisition, injured his hamstring down the stretch. Gillaspie playing hero in the […]
Our 2016 Mets World Series MVP
It’s a long wait until Wednesday. At press time, it’s unknown who the Mets will defeat in the Wild Card game. It’s unknown how many games it’ll take for the Mets to beat the Cubs in the Division Series, and whether the Mets will beat the Dodgers or the Nationals in the NLCS. Though the American League champion could […]
Game recap October 2: Good thing this game didn’t matter
Gabriel Ynoa was a little shaky, but kept the Mets in Game 162 by only allowing one run in his 4.2 innings. However, the Phillies celebrated Ryan Howard’s final game with the team by doing damage to the bullpen in the seventh. However, this game was largely uneventful, as the Mets rested players and pulled […]
Game recap September 30: Jay Bruce got hot
Despite the Cardinals winning on a missed call on Thursday night, the Mets remained on the precipice of clinching – a win over the Phillies and a Pirate win over St. Louis would assure them at least one of the two wild card spots. With the postseason spot waiting to be claimed, Robert Gsellman got […]