For just the second time this season, Neil Walker is out of the starting lineup. Walker is out with a sore shin, he told reporters this afternoon. Walker fouled two balls off his shin last night and his ankle is swollen and discolored, although he said it “isn’t as bad as it looks.” He says he will be able to play again starting tomorrow. Walker is hitting .261/.299/.514 on the...
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It’s a common complaint in the Mets blogosphere: “Lucas Duda is good, but he’s too inconsistent.” But is it really true? For this little experiment, we’ll define consistency as the how reliable a player is at producing an OPS close to their average. Inconsistent players will be those who have great highs and terrible lows while a consistent player will be pretty...
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The Mets (17-9) defeated the Braves (7-20) this afternoon at Citi Field by a score of 8-0. Here’s how it happened. Offense: Another day, another offensive explosion via the home run ball. The Mets got things started in the second inning offensively when recent call-up Rene Rivera knocked a two-run shot, his first home run as a Met. Rivera has shown a little pop throughout his career,...
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The New York Mets (9-7) defeated the Atlanta Braves (4-13) tonight at Turner Field by a score of 8-2 in the second game of a the weekend series. Offense: The Mets got things started early off Braves starter Jhoulys Chacin, scratching out two runs in the first. Curtis Granderson led off the game with a single to center, followed two batters later by Michael Conforto, who knocked a single of his...
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The Mets will be headed to Atlanta this weekend to play on an apparently substandard Turner Field, according to Doug Padilla of ESPN. The infield conditions at Turner Field as so bad, Padilla reports, that Braves players are mulling requesting an intervention by the players’ union. The Dodgers, who played a three-game set at Turner Field this week, voiced concern over the conditions after...
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