Death, taxes, Adam Sandler’s cringe-worthy movies, and Cy Young Award candidate Jacob deGrom – with a quality start to his name, no less – getting completely sandbagged by his team. These are the four things that are all but guaranteed in this life. In defense of the other eight men in the lineup with him (even though maybe three of them deserve such an honor), deGrom’s...
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In an injury update first reported by Tim Healey of Newsday, the Mets have decided not to bring injured outfielder Yoenis Cespedes for their road series in Miami. The expectation going into today was that Cespedes, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a strained right hip flexor on May 16, would continue his recovery with the team, eventually ramping up the baseball activities while...
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Wayne Randazzo of WOR reports that the Mets will start right-hander Corey Oswalt in place of Jacob deGrom on Friday night against the Miami Marlins. DeGrom is currently dealing with unspecified “family issues,” as described by Mickey Callaway. DeGrom is currently expected to start on Saturday against the Marlins. Oswalt, despite a string of brief call-ups and subsequent demotions...
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The New York Mets blew a lead in the ninth inning on the way to another crushing loss Wednesday to the Pittsburgh Pirates, and as the beat has been all year, the late-game ineptitude fell on both the bullpen and its manager, Mickey Callaway. As an appetizer, Robert Gsellman entered the eighth inning up 3-0, allowing another run to bring his ERA to 4.37 (16.88 dating back to the Colorado road...
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For the first time in his major league career, Zack Wheeler went seven innings in consecutive starts. While his last appearance – a test of endurance against the Dodgers – saw four earned runs on five hits and three walks, last night’s start against the Pirates may have been his best of the season. The 28-year-old righty went seven scoreless, striking out seven while...
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