Yes, it was only one game. A 35-year-old coming off of a significant injury is never a sure thing, but Adrian Gonzalez’ Opening Day performance for the New York Mets in their 9-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday sure was encouraging. His productive day at the plate, on a gloomy, damp day after spending the last six weeks in sunny Florida was great to see. After drawing a walk...
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Good morning Mets fans! After Friday’s off day, the Mets and Cardinals will face off again today for game No. 2 on the campaign. Jacob deGrom (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will be making his season debut against Michael Wacha (0-0, 0.00) at 1.10 p.m. Latest Mets News Dominic Smith appeared in a minor league game on Friday, appearing at DH. Howard Johnson tweeted that his recovery from a cheekbone is...
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There are some truly outstanding performers in the American League, including the two best position players in the game, Mike Trout and Jose Altuve. There are some very young players who will be making their bid for MVP in 2018, including last year’s AL Rookie of the Year Aaron Judge and Francisco Lindor. They all will have to compete with 2017 NL MVP Giancarlo Stanton who was traded to...
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Since 1901, only eleven starting pitchers have posted the following for their respective careers: 250 or more complete games bWAR of 80.0 or greater All eleven are naturally Hall of Fame players, poised with superior arms and the ability to pitch deep into games, something that’s foreign in today’s game due to several factors including the long commitments and vast contracts pitchers...
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So who still wants to rag on Sandy Alderson for not wanting to trade Brandon Nimmo for Josh Harrison or Andrew McCutchen over the Winter? That’s not to suggest that Sandy is walking on water, he has his flaws, but he unfairly had to take a whole lot of flak this offseason over his decision to hold on as tightly as he did to Brandon Nimmo. And now, after a dominant spring training...
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