JV, The Momentum Killer

I wasn't able to pay nearly full attention to the game last night, let alone analyze the numbers (and that isn't because of the fact the Mets were on ESPMeh.) I was, per usual, driving Lyft and forcing myself to drive before, during and after the Game of Thrones premiere when I knew I would be dropping people off and picking people up to and from, respectively, their respective Game of Thrones parties.

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At quick glance, it looks like the offense got stifled by a great ace counter in Julio Teheran and deGrom hasn't gotten completely back on track to his stifling Cy Young form. No matter these factors, I still point back to my points about Jason Vargas in my last post. It doesn't matter how good your top 4 starters are, and we have some pretty darn good top 4 starters. If that 5th one is a MAJOR drop off, then momentum you have gained during those 4 other games will be seriously thrown off and it may take a few games to gain it back. Unfortunately, they are going with Jason Vargas at least one more time, and it's not like we're not rooting for him to have a Natural-type turnaround albeit on the mound. We wish he were the 2nd coming of every great pitcher who ever pitched this beautiful game. BUUUUUUT...

The Mets could have seriously used a 4-game series win going into their first series against their Turnpike rivals in Philadelphia, but alas, 'twas not meant to be. They'll need their Avenger superhero Noah Syndergaard to step up and pick up the slack. 'Twill be helpful for the offense to do what they normally can do as an oppositional team in Citizens Bank, ie, KNOCK THE BALL CONTINUOUSLY OUT OF THE PARK. Will be interesting seeing the beefed up new lineup the Phillies have put together for their 2019 run.

Enjoy the game, all. And as always on April 15, Happy Jackie Robinson Day.

FLEX. THOSE. MUSCLES.

LET'S. GO. METS.

And Now I Know More About Bo.

I may have been behind many of you on these, but this weekend I went on a 30 for 30 marathon. I started with Four Days in October (about the Red Sox comeback in 2004, which was...Okay), and then kept clicking whatever was next in the 30 for 30 series (mostly having something to do with baseball, though there is a doc about the world of the sports agent I watched as well, called The Dotted Line. And in that, they covered Johan Santana's contract and the agent who locked it down.)

But then I SERIOUSLY discovered that I Didn't Know Bo.

I was born in 1985, a year before Bo Jackson went pro. So, I missed his Auburn running back days and I certainly was not conscious enough to remember what it was like to watch Bo Know Everything. PLUS, unlike many homes, my parents' TV was not tuned to sports as frequently as the latter years of my childhood. 

Anyway, my point is that I missed the era when Bo Jackson was basically the sports headline every day of the year. It's baseball season? Bo is gonna crush it, and dive spectacularly for a ball. It's football season? Yeah, Bo is gonna take off (and bulldoze anyone in his way.)

He is only a story to me, a legend that is only here in whispers of the greatest feats ever and some highlights we've had on loop since his hip injury. I missed watching the greatest athlete ever, but enjoyed every second of people telling me what I missed.

If you didn't catch Bo the first time around, or if you did and it's been too long since you thought about it or saw some highlights, do yourself a favor and watch You Don't Know Bo.

It's on Netflix, along with the other 30 for 30's, but it is also broken down on youtube. So, let's begin at the beginning, shall we?

Also, I want to get to more Mets stuff later, though there is a possibility I won't because of Passover (Good Yontif to my fellow Jewish brethren.) If I am not able to post more today, expect a Metsian post of some sort by the morning.

OH! ...And opening day is in A WEEK!!!!!!!

SEVEN. MORE. DAYS.
LET'S. GO. METS.

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