As the second half of the season begins with a contentious series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Mets find themselves sitting in the bottom of the NL East and a whopping 7 games back in the Wild Card race. A lot hasn’t clicked for the Mets in the first half of the season, with a string of injuries to key players, inconsistent performances and mismanaged games. However, when there are...
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It’s a position nobody in baseball thought the Mets would find themselves in: wondering if they will be buyers or sellers come the August 1 trade deadline. While the season has not gone according to plan, there have been moments and streaks of hope. The key word is streaks. Never getting into a groove, the ballclub has either been momentarily hot (it’s been a while) or ice cold, making a...
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And just like Stella, Daniel Vogelbach has his groove back. After manager Buck Showalter benched him for a six-game “mental break,” Vogelbach returned to action on June 16 against the St. Louis Cardinals and hasn’t looked back since. He’s been on a tear as of late, going 7-for-17 with two home runs and seven RBIs in that stretch. While still a small sample size, the numbers are a far cry from...
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