Author: Former Writer

The 2016 Mets Rotation: Perception vs Reality

The Curse of Expectations: How Mets Rotation Is Perceived vs How Good It Actually Is New York Mets fans became aware of the incessant expectations set in place for their team’s starting rotation beginning early in Spring Training. All one had to do was google “Mets greatest rotation ever” to find discussion of the subject in favor of such an argument. It was obviously premature yet it had some...

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Mets Minors Recap: Alonso Collects Four Hits in Cyclones Win

(Jacob Resnick/MetsMinors.Net) Colombia Fireflies (52-62) 3 vs. Greenville Drive (58-55) 2 BOX SCORE J.C. Rodriguez 2B: 2 for 4, 2B .234/.294/.341 Eudor Garcia DH: 3 for 4, 2 2B, RBI, R, K .252/.298/.409 Dash Winningham 1B: 1 for 4, RBI, K .234/.282/.371 Dash Winningham drove in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth. Eudor Garcia collected two doubles and drove in RBI number thirteen with...

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3 Up 3 Down: Mets Avoid Sweep In Motown

3 Up  1.  Mr. Clutch  For the second time in a week, the Mets were able to avoid being swept because of the bat of Neil Walker. Yesterday, it was Walker who hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the ninth inning off of Francisco Rodriguez which gave the Mets a 3-1 lead. Walker has continued his tear by hitting .469 in his last 12 games with three home runs and nine RBI. Over the weekend Walker...

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DeGrom Has A 1.79 ERA Over His Last Seven Starts

Despite a sluggish start with questions about a loss in velocity. right-hander Jacob deGrom is having himself another strong season in 2016 and he’s emerged as the team’s most reliable starter and one that ranks among the league’s best. Against a tough Detroit Tigers lineup, deGrom kept them off the board for six innings before exiting the game with two outs into the seventh....

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Talkin’ Mets: Bruce Is Loose, Where Do We Go From Here

Tonight MMO senior writer John Delcos of New York Mets Report talks to me about the latest in Mets baseball. We dissect the Mets deadline moves and whether it was a wise decision for Sandy Alderson to acquire Jay Bruce for Dilson Herrera. Is Jon Niese an important part of the rest of 2016? With Logan Verrett’s struggles it’s not far-fetched. John tells me why the Mets need to move away from...

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