The All-Star game is almost upon us and with that comes my annual two-post series revealing my picks, because I know you were all having trouble sleeping in anticipation. Well, fret no more. Voting ends at 11:59 PM ET on Thursday, but my votes are already in. Are yours? Votes are all subjective, of course, but the following is how I came to choosing: Some comparisons and choices are easy. Some...
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After last night’s 5-4 loss to the Braves, the Mets are now 10 games under .500 for the first time this season and a season-high nine games out of first place. Terry Collins’ plan is to attack the next eight games which includes five more against first place Atlanta. “So the idea is to go out and win four of the next five. You’ve just got to hang in there. We can’t...
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It was interesting to hear Gary Apple and Bobby Ojeda discuss one of the things I wrote about over the weekend, which was how this six-outfielder configuration was doomed to failure. Apple leads it off asking Ojeda, “We have to talk about Chris Young who suddenly got hot and had that two home run game and then followed it up with another home run game and then Terry Collins had him ride...
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The Mets (37-47) lost to the Braves (46-38) by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday night in Atlanta. Daisuke Matsuzaka got the start for the Mets and was ineffective, giving up 5 runs on 7 hits and 3 walks in 5 innings, while striking out 5. Dice-K allowed the Braves to get on the board first in the bottom of the 2nd. After getting two outs, Matsuzaka stumbled and Christian Bethancourt ended up making him...
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After a gut-wrenching loss to the Braves to open the series in Atlanta on Monday, the Mets will try to regroup tonight at Turner Field at 7:10 PM. Daisuke Matsuzaka (3-2, 3.23) gets the assignment for the Mets and opposes left-hander Mike Minor (2-5, 4.50) for the Braves. Dice-K has a 2.61 ERA since September 8 of last season. That is the 15th-lowest mark in the majors over that span....
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