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Morning Briefing: Mets Open Homestand With Montero’s Last Stand

Good Morning Mets Fans. The New York Mets (12-15) welcome in the pesky Miami Marlins (12-15) as they open up their latest homestand. Rafael Montero will take the ball for New York as Tom Koehler takes it for Miami. It is expected by many to be Montero’s last chance to prove to the organization that he belongs. After a stellar spring he struggled mightily in his time with the team in early...

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Meet the Mets, Treat the Mets

By now everyone knows of the recent injury saga of Noah Syndergaard. To quickly recap, Syndergaard was scratched from his start last week due to a “tired arm,” which was then diagnosed as biceps tendinitis; refused the team’s request for an MRI; was allowed to start on Sunday by GM Sandy Alderson; was kept in the game despite being hit unusually hard and even grimacing after one pitch; was...

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Morning Briefing: Mets Seek Series Win In Atlanta

Good Morning Mets Fans. The New York Metropolitans (12-15) look to take the series today as they wrap up their four-game set against the Atlanta Braves (11-15). Zack Wheeler will take the ball for New York and will be opposed by Jaime Garcia. Tonight’s game is scheduled to begin at 7:35 PM ET and can be seen on SNY as well as heard on 710 WOR. LATEST METS NEWS Jacob deGrom had a rare...

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Friday Is Rafael Montero’s Last Chance

Mets fans have been living with Rafael Montero for what feels like forever now. He signed with the Mets in January of 2011 when he was twenty years old, which was old for a non-Cuban Latin American player, but he had started playing baseball late. For only an $80,000 advance it was a low risk move by the Mets. For a time it looked like the signing might turn into a steal. In 2012 at Single-A,...

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Rapid Reaction: Mets Fall To Last Place After 9-7 Loss To Braves

The New York Mets (11-15) were defeated by the Atlanta Braves (11-14) by a score of 9-7 at SunTrust Park Tuesday evening. Pitching: Matt Harvey was on the mound for the Mets tonight and he struggled. The velocity was there as Matt got it up as high as 98 MPH on the gun at one point, but the off-speed stuff was flat and Harvey struggled with his control. It’s pretty clear that Harvey is still...

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