Here’s a report from Adam Rubin of ESPN New York that says the New York Mets plan to give Matt Harvey regular starts down the stretch so that they can keep him sharp for the postseason. However, the starts will be half-outings, with another pitcher being used after Harvey for multiple innings. This is basically what you see the Mets do a lot at the minor-league levels. Usually you’ll...
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Sometimes you really do just gotta believe… Wow, what a year… What a season… Everything continues to keep coming up Mets and I couldn’t be more thrilled than I am right now about this team I love so much. Today feels extra special because I feel I’m finally now joined by all Mets fans in believing that this team is dangerous, that this team is a lock for the...
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Thumb’s down for Washington Nationals setup man Drew Storen, literally… He will miss the rest of the season after suffering a broken thumb in a fit of anger after the New York Mets swept them earlier this week. Storen hurt himself by slamming his locker in frustration after serving up the go-ahead homer to Yoenis Cespedes in the eighth inning on Wednesday. When the right-hander was...
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With the New York Mets now at 96.8 percent odds to make the postseason, me and a couple of my co-writers decided to have a little exercise and speculate what the Mets postseason roster would look like. Please keep in mind that we are assuming all players are healthy and that we completed this five days ago so some dynamics may have changed. Enjoy… Brian Mangan My roster has 14 position...
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According to Jon Heyman of CBS Sports, the Mets will be one of many teams that will be pushing to sign free agent Yoenis Cespedes beginning in November. While Mets people won’t discuss it publicly, writes Heyman, word is they are expected to make a serious play for Cespedes, whose willingness to play center field has been a huge plus, not to mention all the well-timed bombs he’s...
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