The Mets (20-14) fell to the Cubs (18-15) 2-1 tonight although despite a spectacular game from the Dark Knight. Matt Harvey pitched seven strong innings, allowing three hits, two walks and no earned runs while striking out nine Cubs. Carlos Torres came in to pitch the 8th. He gave up a one-out single to Addison Russell who advanced to second on a passed ball. He then scored on a base hit by...
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The Mets will play a two-game series against the Baltimore Orioles today and tomorrow. The projected starters are listed as follows: Tuesday, 7:10 p.m.: RHP Bartolo Colon (4-1, 3.31) vs. RHP Bud Norris (1-2, 12.18) Wednesday 7:10 p.m.: RHP Jacob deGrom (2-3, 3.34) vs. RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (2-1, 1.59) Orioles News and Notes Don’t Count Out The O’s Arms: The Orioles have won five of...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Jack Ganchrow “Mets no longer bold and confident, they look and sound desperate” – Matthew Cerrone, MetsBlog I’m a little disappointed at how some Mets fans are reacting to the first bit of adversity they’ve had this season. Any way you look at it, 15-8 is a very solid April no matter how you slice it. Even if the month ended on a sour 2-5 note,...
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An MMO Fan Shot by MarSanti Technically, I think my mother gave birth on the actual Mets bandwagon. My father watched/check-the-box/listened to every Mets game from their birth in ’62 to the Spring Training before he died. I was happy when they won it all in ’86, but I was too young to really appreciate and enjoy it with my father. We spent countless hours over the next many many...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Jim Firman I am a happily married father of four kids and one grandchild. I love my family, my job and my life. I know baseball is just a game and there are many, many more important things in life. Yet, for some (mostly inexplicable) reasons, it really matters to me whether the Mets win or lose. My kids don’t understand why. So I am writing this open letter to try to explain...
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