As Michael Conforto, J.D. Davis and Dominic Smith struck out in the ninth inning Wednesday night — guaranteeing a two-game sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox — and 8,051 fans rained boos down upon Citi Field, it became apparent that something within the Mets organization has to change. Yes, it’s only been a month and yes, hitting is down all across the league, but the Mets are...
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A preseason arms race had the NL East entering 2021 looking like one of the most competitive divisions in baseball. It’s been just about a month and has this division been competitive? Yes. Has it been successful? Not quite. To be fair, each team has dealt with its own adversity, whether it be COVID-19 issues, postponements caused by weather or injuries. But plenty of teams have dealt with...
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The Mets finally got through a full week without any unforeseen postponements or unplanned double-headers, and we still have no idea how good or bad this team is. In getting swept at Wrigley Field, a place they haven’t won a regular season series since 2013, the Mets showed how bad they are at their worst, kicking the ball around and leaving a battalion of men on base. Returning home however,...
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Through three weeks of the still-infant 2021 season, no Met – outside of Brandon Nimmo and his .370/.477/.500 slash line – has regularly contributed enough to back up the stellar starting pitching the team has enjoyed. It seems that of late, though, the two big righties in the Mets’ lineup, Pete Alonso and J.D. Davis, are coming around to do just that. Sunday’s rubber game against the Nationals...
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To those Met fans out there clamoring for more: Wish granted. Tonight’s lineup, as the Mets look to rebound from Wednesday night’s 16-4 drubbing and try to salvage the final game of a three-game set with the Cubs, looks like this: 3B Luis Guillorme SS Francisco Lindor LF Dominic Smith 1B Pete Alonso RF Michael Conforto C James McCann 2B Jonathan Villar CF Kevin Pillar P Joey Lucchesi It’s...
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