I’d like to wrap my arms around the Mets and tell them things will get better, but that would be akin to delivering false hope that a D student is getting into Harvard. When another player not going on the DL determines a good day, it’s a very sad state of affairs. And when your starting pitching can’t string together consecutive strong outings, your inconsistent offense won’t always be there to...
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Mets outfielder Michael Conforto had arguably been the Mets’ best player through the first two months of the season. When the Mets needed a leadoff hitter, he stepped up and has a .403 OBP in the role. However, once the Mets ripped off the “May” page of the calendar on their refrigerator to reveal “June,” it seems like the fridge is where Conforto stores his bat. In...
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With last night’s loss to the Washington Nationals, the New York Mets fall to 10.5 games out of first place in the National League East division. If they had swept the Nationals, they would have been only 4.5 games out of first but, alas, that is not a possibility this time around. Obviously, defeating Gio Gonzalez and reigning NL Cy Young winner Max Scherzer is no easy task, but the...
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Steven Matz made his second start of the season last night and was dealt the loss. The Nationals slammed three home runs off him, accounting for all four runs he allowed. Overall, he surrendered four runs and eight hits while striking out four in 7.0 innings. The three home runs Matz allowed last night is a career high for the lefty who made his first home start since August 14, 2016. Take away...
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Good Morning Mets Fans. The New York Mets (30-36) look to turn things around against the first place Washington Nationals (41-26) tonight as they send Seth Lugo (1-0, 1.29 ERA) to the mound. The Nats will counter with Stephen Strasburg (7-2, 3.27 ERA). Today’s game is scheduled to begin at 4:10 PM ET and can be seen on WPIX as well as heard on 710 WOR. LATEST METS NEWS Steven Matz went...
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