Month: September 2015

Wright RBI-Double Gives Mets 4-3 Win Over Marlins

The New York Mets (83-61) defeated the Miami Marlins (61-83) by a score of 4-3 Monday night at Citi Field, for their eighth consecutive win. Pitching: Logan Verrett got the start for the Mets and pitched very well, retiring the first nine Marlins in order. He went 5.0 very strong innings, allowing one earned run on 3 hits and one walk, while striking out 3. He was pinch hit for in the bottom of...

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Cespedes Named NL Player of the Week!

Major League Baseball announced that Yoenis Cespedes of the New York Mets has been named the National League Player of the Week. Cespedes batted .347 with an insane to believe .897 slugging percentage for the week ending September 13th. In seven games and 30 plate appearances, Cespedes had four doubles, four home runs and 12 RBIs with six runs scored. Cespedes is the fifth Met to win the award...

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MMO Game Thread: Marlins vs Mets, 7:10 PM

After a phenomenal 8-2 road trip, the New York Mets (82-61) return home to Citi Field for a three game series against the Miami Marlins (61-82) beginning tonight at 7:10 PM. RHP Logan Verrett (1-1, 3.06) gets the start in place of Matt Harvey and will oppose fellow rookie LHP Justin Nicolino (3-3, 3.72) for the Marlins. The Mets are 44-20 vs. the NL East, including 22-7 at home. New York’s .688...

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Home-Field Advantage Here We Come!

Kevin Kernan of the NY Post, points out that the next challenge for the New York Mets is to gain home-field advantage in the NLDS matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Manager Terry Collins is fully aware and said he knows how vital it is for the Mets to grab home field. “There’s no question that is on our scope,’’ Collins told Kernan. “Friday night, after the Cespedes home run, we saw that the...

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Going, Going, Gone: Cespedes Could Snare $150 Million Deal

According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the Mets will be one of many teams that will be pushing to sign free agent Yoenis Cespedes beginning in November. While Mets people won’t discuss it publicly, writes Heyman, word is they are expected to make a serious play for Cespedes, whose willingness to play center field has been a huge plus, not to mention all the well-timed bombs he’s...

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