To say that Michael Conforto had a rough day on Wednesday, would be an understatement. The young outfielder went 0-6 while stranding four runners on base and striking out four times. Not only has Conforto been held hitless in his last 14 at-bats, but he has looked flat-out perplexed at the plate. However, Conforto feels that he knows the problem and the solution. ” I think I am pressing a...
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The New York Mets offense has been largely dormant of late as the injuries pile up for a team that has now lost four of their last five games. Manager Terry Collins is currently without David Wright, Lucas Duda, and Travis d’Arnaud. Making matters worse, on Wednesday, Yoenis Cespedes asked for the game off against the White Sox, telling Collins he was fatigued after playing every game for...
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May is in the rear view and the one third mark of the season is quickly approaching. The Slogan for May as we examine the numbers? “Coulda Been Worse!”. The offense ranked last or close to it in most categories, The most eye-popping trend to me is that the club averaged over nine strikeouts per game. Think about that. One third of all the outs in an average Mets game last month...
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Las Vegas 51s reliever Josh Edgin has been sent to New York to have his left elbow examined after complaining of some soreness according to Betsy Halfand of the Review-Journal. During the game, Vegas broadcaster Russ Langer said it wasn’t thought to be anything serious and more of a precaution. Edgin has been working his way back from Tommy John Surgery that he had last year in March. He...
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New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom pitched like his vintage self in yesterday’s 2-1 extra-innings loss to the Chicago White Sox. For the first time this season it seemed as though he had almost everything going for him. Jake pitched to seven innings of one-run ball before departing for the day. It was the second consecutive start in which he completed seven innings. He allowed five hits,...
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