During the Mets-Braves game last Thursday night, Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez were talking about the pre-game power outage. Keith mentioned the lights beyond left field losing power, and said: “It reminded me of The Natural, which is one of my absolute favorite baseball films. I thought it captured the mythology of baseball.” Gary then asked if that was his favorite, to which Keith...
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Relax. It’s just two games. While the Mets may have dropped two of three to the Miami Marlins after returning home from an 8-2 road trip, all is still well in Flushing. The Mets came back to Citi Field on Monday night red hot, riding a seven game winning streak that was pushed to eight after winning the first of three. The last two nights they ran into a buzzsaw, scoring just a total of...
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First round picks Gavin Cecchini (2012) and Dominic Smith (2013) have been added to the Mets contingent that will play in the Arizona Fall League. They will be joining infielder Jeff McNeil. knuckleballer Mickey Jannis and Binghamton reliever Beck Wheeler who were previously announced. Also being added to the roster will be St. Lucie relievers and former Indy ball pitchers Mike Hepple and Kyle...
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Ken Davidoff of the New York Post spoke with Yoenis Cespedes at the offices of his representatives at Roc Nation and discussed his time and potential future with the Mets. As far as how he’s enjoyed his time in New York so far and the reception he’s received from fans, Cespedes said: “I’m very happy here. This has been the most complete team that I’ve been a part of. So I’m...
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The Mets (83-63) were defeated by the Miami Marlins (63-83) by a score of 6-0 tonight at Citi Field. Pitching: Bartolo Colon, who came into tonight’s game sporting a 4-0 record and 2.13 ERA in his last seven starts, looked to capitalize on his recent success and take the rubber game from the Marlins. Colon didn’t have his best stuff by any means, and this was made clear when he let...
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