Author: Joe D

The Precarious Mets Paradox

Where did it all go wrong for the New York Mets and the 2018 season? It may sound too simplistic after all these years, but it still remains true enough… Most of the adversity, malaise, and ill fortune that continuously afflicts the New York Mets begins and ends with the inept and dysfunctional ownership of Fred and Jeff Wilpon. The Wilpons are the harbinger of all that haunts this team...

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An Ode To Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman

For the first time in what seemed like an eternity, I went to sleep last night and slept like a baby. After a satisfying Mets win over the Yankees on Sunday night it felt like a great big weight was lifted off me. Sure, I know the Mets are still in some dire straights and that there’s still much work to be done, but after eight straight losses, a win against our crosstown rivals offered me...

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Mets Matters: Things Better Left Unsaid

After wallowing in my misery and frustration for about an hour, after last night’s train wreck at Citi Field, I drudged up the energy to check my Twitter feed and commiserate with my fellow dejected fans.  After Friday night’s 4-1 loss to the Yankees, the Mets have now lost 12 of their last 14 games, including seven straight defeats, and even worse, nine straight losses at home. What...

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Subway Series Preview: Mets and Yankees to Clash At Citi Field

After a humiliating two-game sweep at the hands of MLB’s worst Baltimore Orioles, the New York Mets will need to shake off the embarrassment and ready themselves for a weekend clash with their crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees. After enjoying a thrilling 11-1 start to the season, the Mets have fallen on hard times, posting a 16-31 record since, and now in the midst of a six game...

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Mets Matters: Is This What “Quit” Looks Like?

“This is what QUIT looks like.” That’s what came across my twitter time line shortly after the Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Mets by the score of 2-0 on Sunday, to complete a four-game sweep at Citi Field. It was the first time the Mets were swept in a four-game series by the Cubs in New York since August 2-5, 1991. The Mets have now lost nine of their last 11 games, and...

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