With the 2016 season entering the home stretch, the New York Mets are still in contention for a playoff spot. Not because of anything the offense is doing, but as Ken Davidoff of the New York Post put it, the rest of the NL is playing down to their level. Much has been made about the Mets’ inability to string together back to back wins for well over a month now. But during this period of...
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A day after a tirade by Terry Collins going off on his players, the Mets showed some fight the following night even if it was in a losing cause. However, maybe it wasn’t the best idea to blast his team with fifth starter Logan Verrett on the mound the next day. The Mets found themselves down 5-0 to the San Diego Padres before they could even step into the batters box. And as the Padres...
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The New York Mets announced that they have optioned outfielder Michael Conforto to Triple-A Las Vegas and recalled right-handed reliever Seth Lugo. According to manager Terry Collins, Conforto was continuing to struggle at the major league level and said that he would be better served playing everyday in Las Vegas. “It’s very discouraging because he was a huge piece of what we did last year,”...
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When Johan Santana was a Met, fans got used to the seasonal-Santana-September shutdown. While fans have to hope it isn’t seasonal, it’s time to stop thinking about how many games back the Mets are in the standings, and to start thinking about shutting down arms like Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz. Both pitchers have reportedly been dealing with bone spurs for months now, and while...
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Bradenton Marauders (58-56) 10 vs. St. Lucie Mets (61-51) 7 BOX SCORE Patrick Biondi CF: 2 for 5, 2B, RBI, CS .266/ David Thompson 3B: 2 for 3, 2B, RBI, R .293/.353/.407 Luis Guillorme SS: 1 for 3, 2B, R, RBI .260/.332/.314 Lednier Ricardo C: 2 for 4, 2B, 3 RBIs, R, .184/.236/.254 The St. Lucie Mets scored five runs in the second to open the scoring. David Thompson extended his hitting streak to...
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