I’m always amazed recently at why so many Mets fans, bloggers, and even media members, are so so obsessed with trying to decide which of the Mets great young pitchers is the true ace of the team. Why is that such a thing? Isn’t just comforting to know that we have three or maybe four or possibly even five aces on this team in 2016? Why can’t we just revel in that? I don’t...
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2015 MLB All-Star Game AL vs. NL First Pitch: 8:15 p.m. ET | TV: FOX Tuesday night at the Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, the American League squad will look to continue its dominance in baseball’s annual All-Star Game. Zack Greinke of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Dallas Keuchel of the Houston Astros have been named the starting pitchers for the NL and AL teams, respectively....
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You’re looking at the official 2015 All Star Game portrait of Jacob deGrom which he just posted to Instagram. Jacob deGrom has been brilliant for the Mets this season, posting a 9-6 record with a 2.14 ERA that ranks fourth best in the National League. In his last seven starts, dating back to June 1, he has a 1.42 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 50.2 innings. Today’s back page on Newsday. I...
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I don’t know about you my fellow Mets fans, but I’m pretty happy with how the season has gone so far. I mean if you had asked me back in March if I would take being two games out of first place and one game out of the wild card at the All-Star break, my answer would have been a resounding, HELL YEAH! There’s so many great things we’ve seen and learned so far this season,...
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Outfield prospect Michael Conforto showed himself to be as good as advertised during the Futures Game on Sunday. Conforto stroked two hard line drive singles to center and right field in his two at-bats, and also impressed in the field when he showed off his powerful arm and fired a throw to nail a runner at the plate. To say that his performance left scouts and experts drooling would be an...
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