The only consolation is that the player who beat the Knicks tonight graduated Lehigh with a degree in journalism

My generation of Knicks fans has The Michael Jordan Collection, the Reggie Miller Collection, The Charles Smith Game and Sam Cassell as far as bad playoff losses go

This generation is developing a pretty good collection between The Tyrese Haliburton collection and whatever the heck tonight was

Whoa, what a gross loss for the Knicks

#6- 1986 Mets Rewatch: The Most Definitive Sweep in Mets History Mets-Cardinals was a heated rivalry, as evidenced by the comments and slides into second base

1986 Mets vs Cardinals ... now that was a heated rivalry (in a different sense!)

Continuing along with my 1986 Mets reminiscing, we remember and rewatch part of the most definitive sweep in franchise history, complete with ridiculous DP takeout slides

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Kansas City Royals logo on a blue background with Ross Jones 1988 Topps card overlaid. Ross is shown standing on a baseball field in a royals uniform with a blue hat, blue jersey and black glove. He has a Dark mustache.

Ross Jones in a New York Mets uniform in a black and white photo. Ross has a dark mustache.

New York newspaper article that says “Smash Hit! Jones 1st hit wins it for Mets in 9th, 4-3” and has a picture with Ross and Bobby valentine and Ed Lynch.

This week, we talked about a guy who had 1 hit for the Mets and our guest @marksimon.bsky.social was there to see it! Ross Jones had a walk off double in his only Mets hit. Jones played 67 MLB games and then had a long career in film!

More here: 1988toppspodcast.blogspot.com/2026/04/ross...

#6- 1986 Mets Rewatch: The Most Definitive Sweep in Mets History Mets-Cardinals was a heated rivalry, as evidenced by the comments and slides into second base

1986 Mets vs Cardinals ... now that was a heated rivalry (in a different sense!)

Continuing along with my 1986 Mets reminiscing, we remember and rewatch part of the most definitive sweep in franchise history, complete with ridiculous DP takeout slides

1986-mets-rewatch.beehiiv.com/p/6-1986-met...

Like It Oughta Be

@marksimon.bsky.social (of Sports Info Solutions) is here to discuss defense and how David Stearns' promise of "Run Prevention" is doing. We also discuss Mark's newsletter, which is about the '86 Mets. Join us! #Mets #LGM #MetsSky
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Stat of the Week: Here We Go Again Some of the things we’ve seen on defense so far this season look familiar…

Some of the things we've seen on defense this season, we fee like we've seen before.

It's not just Pete Crow-Armstrong (pictured), but also Wilyer Abreu, the Guardians and Gavin Williams, and the Dodgers

www.sportsinfosolutions.com/2026/04/16/s...

Dodgers turned 33 of 35 grounders & bunts into outs in their 3-game sweep of the Mets.

They lead the majors in Defensive Runs Saved and in how often they've turned a grounder/bunt into an out this season.

Most HR Robbing Catches - Last 2 seasons

Jackson Merrill 4
Fernando Tatis Jr. 4
Jo Adell 4

I just wrote our stat of the week on something like this

When do we get to the part where Carlos Beltrán hits a game-winning home run vs John Smoltz?

#5 1986 Mets Rewatch: The Pitcher The Mets Beat The Most Steve Carlton's 36 losses to the Mets included a bizarre pitching line from 1986

Latest edition of my 1986 Mets reminiscence newsletter is out

Remembering the day that Steve Carlton put up a bizarre pitching line against the Mets (10 strikeouts and 8 walks!)

Flash back to the game Ralph Kiner called "wild and wooly"

1986-mets-rewatch.beehiiv.com/p/5-1986-met...

#5 1986 Mets Rewatch: The Pitcher The Mets Beat The Most Steve Carlton's 36 losses to the Mets included a bizarre pitching line from 1986

Latest edition of my 1986 Mets reminiscence newsletter is out

Remembering the day that Steve Carlton put up a bizarre pitching line against the Mets (10 strikeouts and 8 walks!)

Flash back to the game Ralph Kiner called "wild and wooly"

1986-mets-rewatch.beehiiv.com/p/5-1986-met...

Geraldo Perdomo Keeps Getting Robbed Geraldo Perdomo’s start to the season is a head-scratcher, but not if you look at it more closely…

Poor Geraldo Pedromo!

First the WBC and now he can't seem to buy a hit ...

Our data tracking shows how often he's already been robbed of hits...

LINK: www.sportsinfosolutions.com/2026/04/13/g...

Geraldo Perdomo Keeps Getting Robbed Geraldo Perdomo’s start to the season is a head-scratcher, but not if you look at it more closely…

Poor Geraldo Pedromo!

First the WBC and now he can't seem to buy a hit ...

Our data tracking shows how often he's already been robbed of hits...

LINK: www.sportsinfosolutions.com/2026/04/13/g...

#4- 1986 Mets Rewatch: Kramer & Newman's Misplaced Antagonism Please redirect your disgust to the lousy-hitting Phillies shortstop

Today is the 40th anniversary of a baseball game that was out of the Twilight Zone, but (probably) turned into the plot of a Seinfeld episode

On the first loss of the season for the 1986 Mets
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This was fun to help on

Thanks, @marksimon.bsky.social, for featuring Elaine. She is a gem and a wonderful leader. We ❤️ having her on the team.

that book and Lawrence O Donnell's book about 1968 are my two favorite political books (I don't read a lot of them, but I read some)

If you were still watching that rough Mets loss and heard Steve Gelbs talking about the Pirates parachuting parrot, you can read more about it in my super-geeky 1986 Mets newsletter

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Destiny of the Republic the book was better than the miniseries on Netflix re: Garfield

"If the Pirates lose this game, I'll walk home."

 "How much should we care about that? I can tell you that umpires care, I can tell you that there's some pitchers and catchers who care, but most people are just figuring this is the deal. We wanna live with it. And fans seem like they don't care..."

- @jaysonst.bsky.social on ABS margin of error

Had an awesome time talking ABS with @sportsinfosolutions.com and @marksimon.bsky.social! Check out the pod, and the rest of their work!

What kind of baseball game do you get when you combine Rod Serling, Jerry Seinfeld, Charlie Chaplin, Keith Hernandez & Steve Jeltz?

The kind of game that was played on April 12, 1986 that affects people in a deep & profound way

1986 Mets reminiscing:
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ABS Replay Review: Buffer Zones and Strategy w/ Jayson Stark, Oyster Analytics Podcast Episode · The SIS Baseball Podcast · April 9 · 37m

New baseball podcast episode!

We talk all things ABS

- Buffer zones and overall reaction with @jaysonst.bsky.social

- Strategy and process with the team at @oysteranalytics.bsky.social who have devised a guide for when to challenge and when to hold back.

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#3- 1986 Mets Rewatch: Opening Day A parachuting parrot, some absurd strike calls, and a catcher not using his knees are part of the fun

40 years ago tomorrow the 1986 Mets began their run towards a World Series title

Recently rewatched most of that game ... in the latest edition of my 1986 Mets newsletter, I reminisced about what I saw.

1986-mets-rewatch.beehiiv.com/p/3-1986-met...

My latest journalist interview is with Elaine Díaz Rodríguez of @tinynewscollective.bsky.social

Elaine formerly was a journalist in Cuba. Now, she works with journalists who are just starting their own venture.

We talked about all that and much more with her.

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