3 Up 1. CespedYES! In the opener on Monday night, the Mets got a very much needed quality start from recent call-up Rafael Montero. He and the entire Mets bullpen kept the Mets in that game, and in the 10th inning of a tie ball game, Yoenis Cespedes finished the job by launching a game winning homerun to left center field to get the Mets off to the right start in the series. It was arguably the...
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Jay Bruce has shown some signs of life as of late. He had a nice night at the plate Thursday in the Mets’ 6-4 loss to the Miami Marlins. Bruce was 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBI on Thursday night. He has now had some productive numbers over his last seven games, hitting to a .333/.364/.571 slash to go along with the homer and two RBI from just last night. Lucky for Bruce that he begins...
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Yet again for Wilmer Flores, another injury brings another opportunity. With the news breaking that Neil Walker will opt for season-ending surgery, Flores is again expected to receive regular playing time. Flores, who mainly has only been starting against left-handed pitching due to his splits will now also see time against some right-handers as well. He started last night against RHP Jake Esch...
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The Amazin’ Metscast – Episode 8 Casey Stern returns to the Amazin’ Metscast for episode 8 as we discuss all the craziness that surrounds the recent surge of the NY Mets in the Wild Card standings. Casey and I take a look at how the Mets have handled Steven Matz and Michael Conforto this season as well as where Terry Collins may stand if the team misses the playoffs. Lastly, we...
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Bartolo Colon, the 43-year-old mystifying man who continues to defy odds with each start as the season goes along, did it again on Wednesday night. Colon and the Mets defeated the Miami Marlins by a score of 5-2. In what has been his best season a great season for the hefty hurler, Colon again put forth another successful start. Seven innings, seven hits, two runs, one of which was earned. He...
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