What a week! It all starts with the acquisitions of Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson, and two much needed wins against the Los Angeles Dodgers (and let’s not forget the MLB debut of one Michael Conforto). The acquisition of Tyler Clippard starts drawing comparisons to the Kansas City Royals shutdown pen, which lasts not even 24 hours. But then all hell breaks loose. Over the course of the next 48...
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Stat Line: 7.2 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 9 SO, 0 BB Matt Harvey is resembling the Dark Knight of 2013. Using both sides of the plate predominately with his fastball and slider, Harvey was perfect through five innings before Jose Lobaton singled up the middle. This article explains Harvey’s fastball dominance and an area of improvement for Harvey. Fastball and Slider Command Harvey dominated knee high on...
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Mets GM Sandy Alderson said he considered the possibly of acquiring another relief pitcher before Friday’s non waiver trade deadline although it never transpired. However despite the acquisition of setup reliever Tyler Clippard from the A’s, it’s very possible that the Mets could still swing a deal for a reliever via a waiver trade during August. Losing Jenry Mejia to a second...
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He’s Baaa-aaack… Travis d’Arnaud is back in the Mets lineup and batting fifth tonight against the Washington Nationals. Can I get a… Hell Yeah! * * * * * * * * * * Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud is now in New York and with the team. He will be activated from the disabled list before Friday’s game with the Washington Nationals. To make room for d’Arnaud the...
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After Tuesday night’s 4-0 win against the San Diego Padres, Terry Collins told the media that he doesn’t believe there’s too many teams out there that would want to face the Mets pitching staff in a playoff situation. He’s probably right about that. After all, what manager would sign up to face something to the tune of Harvey-deGrom-Syndergaard in a 7 game series? However, in order for that to...
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