On Tuesday, a contingent of New York Mets including Todd Frazier, Drew Gagnon, Steven Matz and J.D.Davis continued their annual tradition of visiting New York area fire house to commemorate the anniversary of September 11. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 18 years since that tragic day. I guess it’s true what they say; time does not heal all wounds. The pain of what happened...
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What a freaking shit show… I’m sorry, but as much as I love the New York Mets, they can often bring out the unabashed worst in me, and last night as I watched them blow a six-run lead to the Washington Nationals in the bottom of the ninth, the Mets unleashed the Kraken in me. Things were actually looking pretty good at first, but it didn’t take long to devolve after one very...
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Eileen Lehpamer of News 12 Long Island is reporting that Long Island Ducks manager and former Mets second baseman Wally Backman was arrested at 7:30 am this morning after a physical altercation with his girlfriend. Backman, 59, is facing second-degree harassment and fourth-degree criminal mischief charges and was arraigned in Riverhead court earlier today. He was released without bail....
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Ask any Mets fan who tossed the only no-hitter in franchise history, and almost to a person they’ll tell you it was Johan Santana. And even though only 27,069 fans were in attendance during that incredible and magical summer night, almost all of them will also tell you they were there! The Mets have had their share of near misses before and after, and in fact 19 different pitchers have...
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The New York Mets earned their fifth consecutive victory on Thursday night and completed a three-game sweep of the Cleveland Indians with a rain-shortened 2-0 win as they keep marching toward a playoff berth with the Atlanta Braves in town this weekend. Having won 13 of their last 14 games at Citi Field, the Mets have many players they could credit for their second-half resurgence, but one...
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