In honor of Arrested Development’s return to the small screen, let’s call this show Arrested Momentum.
Three Up:
1. 3B David Wright: Leadoff hits in the fourth and sixth innings; it’s not Wright’s fault that the o...
Meet Mike Baxter. He’s the walk-off singles guy.
Three Up:
1. OF Mike Baxter: If the Mets need a home run in the later innings, they call on Jordany Valdespin. If they need a single, they call on Baxter, who continues to be one of ...
A two-game split with the White Sox.
Three Up:
1. OF Lucas Duda: If Duda went 1-for-4 with a solo home run every game, the Mets would be thrilled. So we won’t begrudge him the strikeouts as long as he keeps hitting the long balls.
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Goodness.
Three Up:
1. RHP Matt Harvey: What additional superlatives can we rain on this guy? You get the feeling it’s really only a matter of time before he does throw a no-hitter. Or seven.
2. OF Mike Baxter: For all the praise w...
In rainy Atlanta, the Mets saw their momentum washed away.
Three Up:
1. 3B: David Wright: Captain America went deep for the third straight game, but also misplayed B.J. Upton’s single in the third inning on defense. It probably sho...
Terry Collins called this one the win of the year. It certainly felt that way for the Mets.
Three Up:
1. OF Jordany Valdespin: He makes so many mistakes throughout the course of a week, and yet it’s impossible to ignore this guy...
For the first time in some time, the Mets pull out a close one.
Three Up:
1. OF Jordany Valdespin: He had been slumping hard for the past few weeks, but all bets are off when Valdespin comes up in a pinch-hit situation. His three-run hom...
A nightmare ninth for Anthony Recker, and six consecutive losses for the Mets.
Three Up:
1. RHP Jeremy Hefner: That was not simply a good start, but one of the best of Hefner’s career on a night when the Mets desperately needed to ...
Free baseball! Lots of it.
Three Up:
1. C John Buck: What more can one say about this guy? He may not be as white-hot as he was over the first two weeks of the season, but his power production has barely slowed. And his handling of the p...
