Category Archives: Major League Baseball

Francisco Lindor sees first New York rat, hits first Citi Field home run in awesome Mets comeback

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Aaron Yorke

In one of the craziest regular season sequences since Wilmer Flores went from getting reportedly traded to hitting a walk-off home run in the middle of a pennant race, the Mets overcame a 4-0 deficit on Friday night to defeat … Continue reading →

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Mets lose to Cardinals, fire two hitting coaches for no good reason

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Aaron Yorke

The Mets lost their series opener in St. Louis last night. It was a sad game in which New York jumped out to a 5-2 lead in the third thanks to Pete Alonso hitting doubles in his first two at-bats … Continue reading →

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Edwin Diaz almost spoils the Mets’ most thrilling win of the season

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Aaron Yorke

Only the Mets can play a game in which they overcome a two-run deficit in the eighth inning by putting together their biggest, most clutch rally of the season and then leave you fuming mad at the end of the … Continue reading →

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Would you look at that? Michael Conforto hit a game-winning home run

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Aaron Yorke

Just a couple of weeks ago, Michael Conforto could do nothing right for the Mets. He left the bat on his shoulder in key RBI situations, and when he did swing the bat, it often resulted in a ground out … Continue reading →

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The Mets win because of a bad call, but that’s still better than losing

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Aaron Yorke

Great my favorite player is now the subject of the biggest baseball controversy since Nicholas Castellanos got suspended for literally flexing on the opposing pitcher. In case you missed it, Michael Conforto had a chance to drive in the winning … Continue reading →

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I won’t panic about the Mets until they lose a game to the Marlins

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Aaron Yorke

Oh no, the Mets! They lost the rubber game to the Phillies yesterday and now the sky is falling. Continue reading →

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Marcus Stroman is a ground ball king and Mets get first win of the season

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Aaron Yorke

Similarly to Monday night, the Mets got six dominant starter innings followed by shaky bullpen work on Tuesday, but this time the recipe resulted in a win thanks to better offensive production and Philadelphia’s Vince Velasquez throwing fewer than half … Continue reading →

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Mets turn over a new leaf and try losing their first game of the season

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Aaron Yorke

Well we can’t say “same old Mets” after Monday night’s 5-3 come-from-ahead loss in Philadelphia because we know the same old Mets would win their first game and then swoon before the solstice. And I’m not calling it Opening Day … Continue reading →

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MLB decides we need more politics in sports, moves All-Star Game out of Atlanta

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Aaron Yorke

Major League Baseball finally decided to do something to make its product more fun today. Just kidding. Instead, the league decided to wrap itself up in a big, cuddly cocoon of political controversy by moving the All-Star Game out of … Continue reading →

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It feels like I’m the only one worried about the Francisco Lindor contract

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Aaron Yorke

Today is Opening Day for Major League Baseball. It’s always one of the happiest days of the year for me. That’s because it usually features the Mets taking the field and playing in a game that matters for the first … Continue reading →

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