Now that the Mets are in the middle of a seventeen-game stretch with no days off, I better not get behind in my poem count. I owe two today, so here are two bad poems about trying to play baseball as a kid when you're not very good at it. Also, the Mets keep killing … Continue reading Two Poems, Big Wins
Neil Walker
Bats Boom
Mets 5, Phillies 2. Quadruple homers! We got a #DudaSmash from Luke (his first of the season), one from Neil Walker, and two from The Captain. Cespedes also pulled off a stand-up triple and scored a run, and Thor was as dominant as ever. The bats are waking up for spring! The Quitter I … Continue reading Bats Boom
First Win
Mets 2, Royals 0. First win of the season, won by the first Mets home run of the season by second baseman Neil Walker. Starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard, a.k.a. Thor, dominated with a nine-strikeout shutout and was unfazed by close calls and tight jams. But as one announcer called him a "man-child," another responded, "That's … Continue reading First Win
