Updated Post (20:16) Carlos Mendoza spoke after the Mets’ 2-0 win, stating that A.J. Minter will go for an MRI Sunday. The manager also added that Minter will “most likely” end up on the injured list. Original Post The Mets’ bullpen took a blow Saturday. A.J. Minter took himself out the game in the eighth inning, later revealed to be left tricep tightness. Before being...
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Is everyone excited for the week four update of the Major League Power Rankings? Anyone? Well, you should be. I’ll leave this top part short for all you Mets fans to dive into. The Phillies barely held on. And the Reds and Rangers barely fell short. Meanwhile, last week was dominated by the Mets. A seven-game win streak, a perfect homestand, and an 18-8 record on Saturday morning....
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Friday nights was filled with drama for the New York Mets. A missed call by Alfonso Márquez resulting in a triple play, a four-run rally in the top of the eighth to give the Mets a late lead, and a blown save and poor defense in the bottom the ninth, leading the Washington Nationals to walk off the Mets. Whew, that was a lot. But something that may have been lost in all this fanfare was the...
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It’s another Saturday. I know, they sneak up on us. That means a new, updated version of Major League Baseball power rankings has been released. The list is more or less the same from last Saturday, but there’s been some shuffling in the list. The major change in this week’s list is the absence of the San Francisco Giants. I may have regarded them too highly, but felt I needed...
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Francisco Lindor was scuffling at the plate Friday night leading up to the bottom of the ninth. He had flied out twice to left field, once to right, and grounded out in the seventh inning, leaving the tying run in scoring position with the Mets trailing 2-1. It had been a struggle. But with one swing, the shortstop won the game, and saved the club from a potential extra innings nightmare. Lindor...
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