2014 Triple-A: 4 GS, 20 IP, 4.95 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 6.8 K/9 As time has gone by, all of us have been guilty of putting too much pressure on a prospect to succeed. There have been high hopes surrounding Noah Syndergaard ever since the Mets acquired him from the Toronto Blue Jays, and we are all excited to see what he can bring to Queens when the time comes. Well it may not be as soon as we hoped...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! What a frustrating loss last night. At least we fought hard. Anyway, the moment from the game that’s weighing most on my mind this morning is, of course, “The Shoe Play”. With 2 out and 2 on, Freddie Freeman hit a ball “straight into the ground” which seemingly ricocheted off of something and bounced towards Bartolo Colon, whose subsequent...
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The Mets (8-9) lost to the Braves (12-5) by a score of 7-5 tonight at Citi Field. Ervin Santana got the start for Atlanta, and he ran into early trouble by giving up a walk and a stolen base to Eric Young, which was followed by an RBI single from David Wright that give the Mets a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Santana again found himself in a jam in the second inning when Lucas Duda led off the...
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You don’t have to be a numbers-obsessed Mets fan like me to realize that the team has been playing pretty badly at Citi Field over the past few years. But sometimes the numbers help to advance and enhance the narrative. For example, since the beginning of the 2011 campaign, the Mets have gone 105-145 in games played at Citi Field. Meanwhile, over the same time period, the team has posted...
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After being held to just one hit during Friday night’s loss to the Braves, the Mets will try to even the series tonight when Bartolo Colon takes on Ervin Santana for the Braves in a 7:10 PM start at Citi Field. The Braves were held scoreless by Colon the last time he faced them, scattering six hits and striking out five in seven innings. However Colon got pummeled in his last start,...
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