The Mets have now won six straight series against the Indians, Phillies, Braves, Reds, Giants and the Braves – which they wrapped up on Wednesday with another impressive power display and a stellar performance by Steven Matz. The Mets are 13-3 in their last 16 games and have won 15 of their last 19 games after their 7-2 showing at Citi Field. Now the Amazins embark on a 11 game West Coast...
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There’s something special in the air, my friends. You can feel it with every breathtaking extra-base hit off the bat of Michael Conforto. You can sense it with every swing and a miss on a knee-buckling Noah Syndergaard breaking ball. You can see it every time Neil Walker and Asdrubal Cabrera turn another improbable a year ago double play. You can hear it by the unmistakable sound the bat...
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It was a historic night for Yoenis Cespedes and the New York Mets as they defeated the San Francisco Giants by a score of 13-1 at Citi Field during Friday’s series opener. Cespedes connected on his seventh home run of the season, a grand slam, in his second at-bat of the third inning as part of the franchise record breaking 12-run inning. The grand slam was the third of Céspedes’ career...
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Wow… I’m not one of those bloggers who jumps up and down and says “Ooooh! Ooooh! I was right!” whenever something I strongly advocated for proves to be hugely successful. Mostly because I’m wrong just as often as I’m right. But even in my wildest dreams did I ever expect Neil Walker to burst out of the gate the way he has since replacing Daniel Murphy at...
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After the New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves by a score of 6-3 on Friday night, they optioned right-hander Rafael Montero to Triple-A Las Vegas to clear a spot on the roster for Jacob deGrom. Montero, 25, appeared in just two games but got hit pretty hard, allowing three runs on five hits and a walk in 2.0 innings pitched for a 11.59 ERA. DeGrom, 27, threw a successful bullpen on Friday...
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