The New York Mets (55-51) defeated the New York Yankees (53-53) by a score of 7-1 tonight at Citi Field. The two teams have split the first two games of the home and away four-game Subway Series. Pitching: Jacob deGrom (W, 7-5) came right back to the mound with pure deGromination Tuesday night. He pitched seven shutout innings while allowing just four hits and one walk while striking out eight....
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The New York Mets and their fans are hoping Jay Bruce’s arrival to Citi Field is not posthumous for their season. They enter play after last nights loss to the Yankees 7.5 Games back in the division and 2.5 out of the second wildcard spot. They are further out of contention for a division crown then their opponents, who ironically were sellers at the deadline. The Mets are also rapidly...
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The New York Mets look woefully bad at the plate with runners in scoring position. Is it Kevin Long’s fault? Absolutely not. However, he needs to be fired anyway. It’s fair to say that it is unfair to criticize or blame the coach, but in this case, a change must be made for the sake of change and to change the negative discourse surrounding the team. Although it is arguable whether...
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New month, a new player, same old problems. Having a Triple-A team in Las Vegas, or approximately 2,250 miles from your big league club is just one of the things that burned the Mets in the Subway Series opener Monday night. In what feels like a terminal condition, the Mets were playing with a 23 man roster as both Asdrubal Cabrera and Yoenis Cespedes active but unavailable. And it burned...
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Needing a replacement for the injured Asdrubal Cabrera, the Mets called upon Matt Reynolds yet again. Reynolds came back up from Vegas with a fury in Tuesday’s 6-5 loss to the Yankees. With his team trailing by a score of 3-2 at the time, Reynolds came to bat and popped a three-run shot over the wall of Citi. It put the Mets on top for the time being by a score of 5-3, unfortunately for...
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