With the Los Angeles Dodgers defeating the San Francisco Giants 8-0 on Tuesday night, they have clinched the NL West division for the third straight season. Coupled with the Mets’ loss against the Philadelphia Phillies last night, the Amazins saw their lead for home-field advantage shrink to one game over the Dodgers. The Mets do hold the tie-breaker so essentially it’s a two game...
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MMO staff writer Brian Mangan penned a must-read piece for all Mets fans on his personal site, The Read Zone. “People like teams that win, teams that are home-grown, and teams that exceed expectations. The 2015 Mets are all three, and for that reason, will go down as one of the most beloved Mets teams of all time.” “Not only have these Mets been winning, but they have been...
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The New York Mets were edged out by the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 4-3 on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park. Pitching: Bartolo Colon started for the Mets and failed to notch his 15th win after Darin Ruf connected on a three-run homer in the first inning. Colon settled in after that, but the damage was done. He allowed three runs on eight hits, walked none and struck out three in five...
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So with the news that Juan Uribe could miss the National League Divisional Series with his chest injury, and reading the tea leaves on comments made by Terry Collins regarding Noah Syndergaard, Steven Matz and Bartolo Colon, I wanted to post an updated version of my projected postseason roster. Catchers (2) Travis d’Arnaud Kevin Plawecki No change here for me as the Mets are sitting pretty...
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Updating this report to include the following: The Washington Nationals have suspended Jonathan Papelbon for four games or essentially the remainder of the season. Papelbon dropped the appeal of his three-game suspension for hitting Baltimore’s Manny Machado, so he’ll be out for the seven remaining games of Washington’s season. “The behavior exhibited by Papelbon yesterday is...
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