The New York Mets took a chance on their former player, when seemingly he would be more trouble than help. It has paid off for both parties. Jose Reyes seemingly was done, washed up as some would say. The Colorado Rockies no longer wanted a former star shortstop, possibly more having to do with the public relations disaster it would cause them than for baseball reasons. Reyes was not looked at...
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The New York Mets were floundering.The season was taking a turn for the worse with no turn-around seeming in sight. Terry Collins was reportedly in danger of losing his job at the very same time. A conversation though that was had with the opposing manager of the team’s Wild Card opponent, Bruce Bochy, is said to have helped turn things around for Collins as reported by Kevin Kernan of the...
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Thoughts from Joe D. To be honest, if Terry Collins had been fired at the time that was reported, few would have shed any tears. But somehow, Collins was able to survive the guillotine, mostly because of four things as I see it. 1. The team suddenly got healthy particularly with the returns of Jose Reyes, Asdrubal Cabrera and Yoenis Cespedes from the disabled list. 2. The team didn’t skip...
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Tonight Rich Coutinho of 98.7 ESPN joins me to look back at the 2016 Mets and towards their matchup with the Giants in the Wild Card game on Wednesday night. Rich and I talk about how the Mets went from one of the most disappointing seasons in team history to perhaps one of the most, if not the most, gratifying. We believe this playoff berth can be a real foundation in building a culture that is...
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The New York Mets (87-75) were defeated by the Philadelphia Phillies (71-91) by a score of 5-2 at Citizens Bank Park Sunday afternoon to close out the regular season. If the San Francisco Giants can hang on to win in their game they will oppose the Mets this Wednesday. Pitching: Gabriel Ynoa ended up taking the mound for the Mets today in place of Noah Syndergaard as the Mets had already...
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