Author: Dilip Sridhar

Morning Briefing: And Then There Were Two

Tonight, the Mets will take on the Philadelphia Phillies in game two of their three game set. Seth Lugo will have the start against Henderson Alvarez at 7:05 p.m. Last night, Matt Harvey struggled once again, lasting just four innings. After a decent first, the Phillies homered off Harvey while he also committed a balk. Dominic Smith homered for the Mets, his ninth of the campaign. Harvey has...

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Morning Briefing: The Final Series of 2017

Tonight, the Mets will begin their final series of the season against the Philadelphia Phillies. Matt Harvey will start for the Mets against Ben Lively. Latest Mets News Marc Carig of Newsday reported that Fred Wilpon protected Terry Collins several times when Sandy Alderson wanted him fired. Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com answers questions from fans. Jon Heyman reports that the Mets will look into...

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MMO Minor League Starter of the Year: Corey Oswalt

There was not much of a debate over who deserved this award. Corey Oswalt and his 2.28 ERA was the best starting pitcher in the Mets farm system this year. Oswalt is a big pitcher at 6’5″ and weighs 250 pounds out of Madison High School in San Diego. He was a seventh round pick in 2012 signed for $475,000, which was about $328,000 over the slot. Prior to this season, Oswalt never...

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Morning Briefing: Final Home Game

Tonight, the Mets will finish up their series against the Atlanta Braves and play their last home game of the season. Robert Gsellman will take on Sean Newcomb at 7:10 p.m. Last night, the Mets were trailing 3-0 to former Mets ace R.A. Dickey. In the seventh, Kevin Plawecki swatted a two-run home run to get the Mets on the board. Plawecki continues to impress since his recall. Asdrubal Cabrera...

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Morning Briefing: Let’s Play One This Time

Tonight, the Mets will take on the Braves in their second to last home game at Citi Field. Rafael Montero will oppose R.A. Dickey at 7:10 p.m. Yesterday, the Mets lost Game 1 by a score of 9-2. The Mets did not have much offense going outside of a Tomas Nido two-run double. In Game 2, Seth Lugo dominated over six innings. Travis d’Arnaud led the offense with a RBI double and solo home run....

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