Author: Former Writer

Terry Collins Seeks Answers For Offensive Woes

The New York Mets offense has been largely dormant of late as the injuries pile up for a team that has now lost four of their last five games. Manager Terry Collins is currently without David Wright, Lucas Duda, and Travis d’Arnaud. Making matters worse, on Wednesday, Yoenis Cespedes asked for the game off against the White Sox, telling Collins he was fatigued after playing every game for...

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Mets Monthly Review: May Day! May Day!

May is in the rear view and the one third mark of the season is quickly approaching.  The Slogan for May as we examine the numbers? “Coulda Been Worse!”. The offense ranked last or close to it in most categories,  The most eye-popping trend to me is that the club averaged over nine strikeouts per game.  Think about that.  One third of all the outs in an average Mets game last month...

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Jacob DeGrom Was DeGrominant Again

New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom pitched like his vintage self in yesterday’s 2-1 extra-innings loss to the Chicago White Sox. For the first time this season it seemed as though he had almost everything going for him. Jake pitched to seven innings of one-run ball before departing for the day. It was the second consecutive start in which he completed seven innings. He allowed five hits,...

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Marlon Byrd Suspended 162 Games For PED Violation

The former Met and current Cleveland Indian, Marlon Byrd, was suspended 162 games by Major League Baseball for the use of a banned substance. “I alone am responsible for what I put in my body, and therefore, I have decided to forgo my right to an appeal and accept this suspension,” Byrd said on Wednesday. “I apologize for any harm this has caused the Cleveland Indians,...

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Noah Syndergaard Excels In Relief Again

We all remember Noah Syndergaard coming out of the bullpen in Game 5 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and pitching a huge scoreless seventh inning with two strikeouts including the red-hot Justin Turner to end that inning. On Tuesday night, it was deja vu as Syndergaard once again came out of the bullpen in the seventh inning to preserve ia 4-3 Mets lead. Just as he did in Game 5,...

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