A manager, who sometimes seems over his head, made another dubious decision with a familiar face. It’s beginning to feel a lot like Groundhog Day in Metsville, but not funny like the film. Here’s the final scene. Bottom of the 10th, Edwin Diaz toeing the rubber, one out, gift runner is at third on a sac bunt, first base is wide open, the Marlins marvelous hitting Bryan De La Cruz is due up and...
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The Dodgers bested the Cardinals on Sunday – one of the teams vying for a coveted NL Wild Card spot – but as the calendar shrinks, the Mets can’t rely on the kindness of strangers to stay relevant in the playoff picture. I watched a portion of today’s game on the live feed of MLB.com while multitasking, darting in and out of grabbing groceries. Clinging to a 3-2 lead, it was concerning that New...
Read MoreHow bad is the blood between Mets players and their fans? The ball club can’t even get some loyalty love when they win and a few of the newly employed are lashing out. Cubs transplant Javier Báez along with Francisco Lindor and Kevin Pillar, flashed thumbs down to their faithless followers in response to the bounty of boos they’ve received for the majority of the season. Afterward, Báez...
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Sometimes it’s difficult to know when to throw in the towel. I’ve spent way too long at the fair with boyfriends, jobs, and multiple seasons of Netflix shows. Why? Because I wanted to believe it would get better. On Sunday, Javier Baez made some of his new Mets fans believe just that. On his return from 12 days on the injured list, in his first at-bat, the former Cub laced an RBI double off the...
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Having recently read, “So Many Ways to Lose,” Devin Gordon’s, comedic, heartfelt masterpiece on the history of the Mets, I feel like there should be mandatory mental health insurance for being a lifelong fan. Wednesday night in San Francisco, they can’t buy a run for eight innings, then edge their way into extras to beat the best team in baseball by four runs, albeit against sup par pitching,...
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