When the Mets re-signed Yoenis Cespedes, not only were the fans enamored by it-but, most of his teammates were as well. Noah Syndergaard has been one of the more outspoken players on his admiration for Cespedes. In an article by Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News, Syndergaard recalls exactly why he believes that Cespedes is so awesome. Syndergaard states, “Let me see, the way he...
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New York Mets manager Terry Collins is leaning heavily toward David Wright as his No. 2 hitter this season, explaining that players with a high OBP and OPS at the top of the lineup can get the offense going. “We are going to go back to the importance of what we did last year, and one of the things we did was take the guys with the best OPS, the best on-base and stuck them in the front of the...
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As pitchers and catchers get going in Arizona and Florida, reporters no longer have to ink their annual rankings for teams and positions. Now they can focus on seeing if their prognostication will come true. When it comes to pitching, just about everyone: ESPN’s Buster Onley, Paul Casella of MLB.com, Grant Brisbee of SB Nation and Ted Berg of For The Win, has weighed in with the obvious – the...
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It was Game 5 of the 2015 World Series the Mets were holding onto a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning with one out when Salvador Perez hit a ground ball to David Wright. The ball was cleanly fielded and Wright looked back Eric Hosmer to third before throwing to Lucas Duda for the out at first. But Hosmer then broke for the plate and Duda made an errant, off the mark throw that allowed...
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In his short time up in the majors last year, young Michael Conforto left a remarkable impression on Mets management, his teammates and fans as he often flashed his significant star power potential. Between his sweet line drive swing, some of his eye-opening home runs – especially in the postseason – and some of his stellar plays in the field, one can only imagine what a full season...
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