Month: May 2016

Living With G(no)me Regrets? We Can Help….

Mets Fans Express Disdain for Promo Guidelines Admonish: (Verb) to caution, advise, or counsel against something I tried my best.  I can look back on that day and say I tried my best to warn everyone I could to get there early.  Anyone I knew that was going to a game I let them know that in order to secure yourself a Noah Syndergaard Garden Gnome, you need to be in line when the gates open. Some...

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Left-Handed Pitching Is Not the Mets’ Kryptonite

Yesterday, the Mets faced a left-handed starter for just the third time this year. They have faced Adam Conley, Brandon Finnegan, and Madison Bumgarner. In addition, the Mets have faced lefty relievers here and there. Seemingly, the Mets have struggled against lefties. On April 13th, Conley limited the Mets to four hits while allowing no earned runs and striking out nine over six innings. It...

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Amazin Juggernaut: Mets Roared Out Of April With Dominance and Flair

There’s something special in the air, my friends. You can feel it with every breathtaking extra-base hit off the bat of Michael Conforto. You can sense it with every swing and a miss on a knee-buckling Noah Syndergaard breaking ball. You can see it every time Neil Walker and Asdrubal Cabrera turn another improbable a year ago double play. You can hear it by the unmistakable sound the bat...

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Bumgarner Bested Conforto On Sunday, But Mets Left Fielder Remains Very Confident

As yesterday’s game approached, many wondered if Michael Conforto would get his first shot against a big time southpaw like Madison Bumgarner on the mound. Manager, Terry Collins obliged and gave the 23-year old budding star a chance to show what he could do against one of the great pitchers in the game. “I definitely wanted to be out there against Bumgarner,” Conforto said. “As a...

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3 Up 3 Down: Mets Take Another Series, But Giants Steal Finale To Avoid Sweep

3 Up 1. Record Setting Friday Night The Mets 13-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night had some history to it. 12 of the 13 runs scored were all in the third inning, setting a new franchise record which was previously set on July 16, 2006 when they tallied 11 runs in an inning against the Cubs. The Mets sent 15 batters to the plate that inning, tallying a total of eight hits and...

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