Author: Dilip Sridhar

Dear Mets, Let the Damn Kids Play

I’d like to apologize to Terry Collins and Sandy Alderson. Anytime Jose Reyes played too much or there was poor roster management, I was quick to blame them. But now both are gone and it is still an issue. The Mets have somehow committed themselves to playing Jose Reyes at the expense of Amed Rosario. For a while, Jose Reyes wasn’t playing at all and then Reyes complained to Matt...

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Game Recap: Oswalt Solid Despite One Bad Inning as Phils Top Mets 3-1

The Mets lost the second game of their doubleheader by a score of 3-1. They are now 4-2 against the Phillies this year. Pitching Corey Oswalt looked pretty good tonight. He retired the first 12 guys he faced and struck out seven. His velocity was higher tonight than it was in other starts and his curve looked pretty good. The Phillies lineup is not that bad either. He actually carried a...

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Game Recap: Mets Record Only Two Hits in 9-0 Loss to Rays

The New York Mets (35-51) were defeated by the Tampa Bay Rays (45-44) by a score of 9-0 at Citi Field in Sunday afternoon’s series finale. Pitching Chris Flexen started and did not do much flexing. He gave up a three-run homer in the first inning to CJ Cron. He pitched a scoreless second inning but gave up a couple of runs in the third. The Mets subsequently pulled him as he was due up to...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Look To Secure First Series Win Since May

Good Morning, folks! Today, the Mets look to win the rubber game of their series with the Tampa Bay Rays. Chris Flexen will get the start today after the Mets opted to push Zack Wheeler back a day. Yesterday, Steven Matz was pretty darn good but aside from him, no one else did much. Latest Mets News Tonight, All-Star teams will be announced. Jacob deGrom will be named an All-Star at that time...

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Game Recap: Bautista’s Walk-Off Blast Gives Mets 5-1 Win

Jose Bautista gave the New York Mets a 5-1 walk-off win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Citi Field on Friday night with a ninth inning grand slam. Pitching Jacob deGrom’s war against the win stat continued tonight. He went eight innings and only allowed one run. deGrom gave up a leadoff double in the first inning but worked around it. He subsequently gave up a two-out triple in the second...

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