Bartolo Colon Archives - Baseball Essential

Which MLB Records Are Likely to be Broken?

Jun 15, 2018

Features, Opinions & Predictions, Statistics

Over at MLB.com, Matt Kelly has a great article about "unbreakable" MLB records. It includes some of the ones you'd expect (Nolan Ryan's career strikeouts, Barry Bonds' single-season walks record, etc.) and a f...

Why the Atlanta Braves Could Be The Surprising Team of 2017

Nick Hamelin

Mar 21, 2017

Atlanta Braves, Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL -- With a combined record of 135-188 over the past two seasons, it may be easy to say that the Atlanta Braves are set for improvement of some sorts. With the first full season under manager...

Cardinals Trade Jaime Garcia to Braves for Prospects

Austin Green

Dec 1, 2016

Atlanta Braves, Headlines, Offseason, St. Louis Cardinals, Transactions

It's officially December: The weather is getting colder, Christmas decorations are popping up everywhere, and the MLB hot stove is heating up. The Atlanta Braves, who are moving into the next phase of their reb...

Atlanta Braves Wish List for 2017

Dillon Cloud

Nov 15, 2016

Atlanta Braves, Features, Offseason

The Atlanta Braves have undergone a number of changes over the past two years, dating back their initial "rebuilding" trade of outfielder Jason Heyward in 2014. Since that time, the organization has implemented...

Bartolo Colon Named All-Star Replacement

Jacob Fagan

Jul 8, 2016

Headlines, Major League Baseball, National League, New York Mets

It was announced Friday that Bartolo Colon will replace Madison Bumgarner in the All-Star Game in San Diego. New York Mets manager and All-Star game manager Terry Collins had to pick a replacement for Bumgarner...

Why the Bartolo Worship Bugs Me

Jeff J. Snider

May 13, 2016

Features, New York Mets, Opinions & Predictions

A recurring scene in my life (and yes, I know I don't come off well): FADE IN: INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE -- DAY Jeff sits on the doctor's exam table. A nurse stands next to him with her stethoscope on his ar...

Bartolo Colon Hits His First Home Run, Brings Great Joy

Eric Kabakoff

May 9, 2016

Headlines

New York Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon hit his first home run on Saturday. Two weeks shy of his forty-third birthday, Colon becomes the oldest player to hit his first career home run, breaking the record set by Ha...

Video: Verducci’s New York Mets Season Preview

Jeff J. Snider

Mar 22, 2016

New York Mets, Video

Sports Illustrated's Tom Verducci discusses the New York Mets and their outlook for 2016, with a focus on the pitching staff of Jacob deGrom, Matt Harvey, Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz, Bartolo Colon, a...

Weight Problems and the Fan/Media Response

Jeff J. Snider

Feb 24, 2016

Headlines, Opinions & Predictions

There's this baseball player we need to talk about. He has been around for quite a while, and he has battled weight problems as long as I can remember. He stands 5-foot-11, and his weight is probably somewhere ...

What is Bartolo Colon’s value to the Mets?

Joshua Sadlock

Dec 18, 2015

Features, Major League Baseball, National League, National League East, New York Mets, Offseason, Opinions & Predictions

Bartolo Colon is coming back to the New York Mets for at least one more season. Feel free to take a few seconds to cue up your favorite belly-jiggling, helmet-losing, bases-running GIF of Big Sexy before readin...

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