Some team sports are more dependent on individual performances than others. Baseball, pitchers aside, is much more of a holistic endeavor than, say, watching LeBron James carry a “Who’s Who? No, Really, Who?” lineup to deep playoff runs in multiple seasons. But on certain nights, all roads lead through one player’s singular performance. For the […]
Tag: Michael Conforto
The Call Up: Michael Conforto
(Editor’s Note: Welcome to an alternate-history version of Michael Conforto’s Mets career.) The Situation: It’s September 1, the time of year when rosters expand and fans get a look at some of the young, exciting players on the farm. And if the excitement of meaningful games in September isn’t enough for Mets fans, they will […]
See You In September!
September is upon us. The leaves are changing, the Mets are still on the edge of the playoff race, and major league teams can recall up to 40 players to the active roster. Four call-ups have already been confirmed by Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. I brought out my Magic 8-Ball to predict […]
Conforto and Plawecki’s Late Summer Revival Tour
The old maxim, as it goes in baseball, is that you can’t trust what someone is doing in spring or September. There’s just too many variables that keep the context of the at-bats and games from their normal level of meaning. Or something like that. Whatever. When September actually rolls around this year (today!), the […]
Should The Mets Keep Conforto, Nimmo, or Both?
As of today, the current the Mets outfield is stacked overflowing with too many options to sift through. They don’t have a true center fielder at the moment, but they have a surplus of corner outfielders–especially after moving Dilson Herrera for the privilege of employing a third left-handed corner outfielder in Jay Bruce. However, this […]
Game recap August 8: A redemption of sorts
THE RUNDOWN Jacob deGrom does his part and Neil Walker seals the Mets win for the second Sunday in a row as he blasts a ninth-inning home run off of K-Rod. QUIET BATS Every statistic besides the number of runs scored indicates that the Tigers should have won this game. They had 11 hits, to the […]
Game recap August 6: It’s almost as if the Logan Verrett Experiment was doomed from the start
What Happened, In a Sentence Terry Collins’ head-scratching lineup produced 14 hits, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Logan Verrett’s dismal outing as the Mets lose 6-5. Veteran Manager Seeks Right-Handed Hitters Throughout the season, Terry Collins has been steadfast in not playing Michael Conforto against left-handed pitchers. You figured something had to give once […]
Dear Terry: Be Like Maddon
The Mets, coming out of the trade deadline, have a very strange roster. They’re carrying five outfielders—six if you count Kelly Johnson—yet all but Yoenis Cespedes are left-handed, and there’s no clear center fielder with Cespedes hurt. The infield looks more stable, but probably shouldn’t be, with James Loney and Matt Reynolds locked into regular […]
Game recap August 3: Skip this one in the 2016 highlight reel
What Happened, In Two Sentences The Mets could have pounced early and turned this game in to a laugher. By the end, Mark Teixiera was laughing at them as the Yankees won 9-5. Mets Make Three Quick Runs Feel Bad If you missed the start to last night’s game, you might think the Mets excelled […]
Game Recap August 2: de, De, d’ and Debuts
Executive Summary deGrom dealt. De Aza, d’Arnaud dingered. Mets 7, Yankees 1. Discussion and Analysis New and controversial acquisition Jay Bruce debuted in right field, batting third. He popped out to left field, grounded to first and struck out looking twice. Of course, Bruce was not acquired for his bat, but instead to inspire the Mets to […]