The National League wild-card race gets tighter by the day. The Mets continue to free-fall in the third spot, opening space for the Reds, Cardinals, Diamondbacks, and Giants to attempt a push for the final spot. The true threat are the Reds, who at 64-59 are only half a game back, and the Giants (59-63), who have the pitching and talent to pull off a strong month and a half. The Cubs are also...
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Saturday posed a new way of losing for the New York Mets. In tonight’s script, the Mets had a lead. And they had it late. It was a perfect moment for the Mets to lay everything out on the table, deploy the super bullpen, and go home with a win during the worst stretch of Mets baseball in recent memory. Instead, Carlos Mendoza went to a struggling Ryne Stanek, the tying run scored, and the...
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It’s been a rough stretch of baseball for both teams in the Big Apple. The Mets and Yankees have been two of the worst teams in the league since the second week of June, both giving ground to their rivals in the division. And in the Mets case, that includes the Marlins. The Amazins’ are 18-29 since June 13. The Bombers 19-30. Due to the downward spiral, a hard decision was made. Both...
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It seems every game during the Mets’ rough stretch has been scripted. It’s been the same game more or less the last two weeks. The Mets struck an opposing pitching staff for a couple runs, the starter was ineffective and the Mets’ super bullpen couldn’t be utilized due to being behind. It’s been a frustrating effort across the board, and in this specific game, it...
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Friday night didn’t disappoint in the baseball world. There were five walkoff wins around the league, including two game-winning homers and massive comebacks. It saw the Rockies come back from 9-0 and 16-7 deficits, and the Marlins from 6-0 and 9-4. The last walkoff, and most important in terms of playoff implications, came from J.P. Crawford in the wee hours of the morning. The...
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