Author: Joe D

A Media Maelstrom and Why the Mets Can’t Have Nice Things

Jeff asks… I’m so disgusted that I don’t know where to begin, but can you please tell me why everyone is turning on Matt Harvey and painting him as a villain every time he says or does something? This hurts me so much because Matt Harvey is my favorite player and has made it fun for me to watch the Mets again. For the first time in eight years I purchased two ticket packages...

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Lucas Duda Sighting At Citi Field… No Not That One, The Good One

He’s Baa-aack… Or maybe not, but during the Mets 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, there was an actual Lucas Duda sighting at Citi Field No, not that wind-sucking Lucas Duda we’ve seen over the last two months, but the deluxe version we remember from April and May when he boasted a .989 OPS. For the first time since June 18, Duda blasted a home run – a three-run shot...

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Syndergaard Electrifies Citi Field With A Dazzling 13 Strikeout Gem!

As the denizens of Panic City fretted and cowered in fear upon the news that Steven Matz would be lost for a month of more, along comes the mighty Noah Syndergaard to save the day with a Herculean effort that left the Arizona Diamondbacks stunned, weak and helpless. With a devastating arsenal at his command, Syndergaard treated the Flushing fateful to his best performance yet, a dazzling display...

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Alderson Press Conference Summary: Matz To Disabled List, Muno Recalled From Vegas

The Mets will place Steven Matz on the disabled list with a partial tear of his left lat muscle. He received an injection of platelet rich plasma on Thursday at the Hospital for Special Surgery and has been told not to throw for three weeks. Taking Matz’s place on the roster will be infielder Daniel Muno who has been recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas. Muno was batting .295 with nine...

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Alderson Has Rekindled Talks With Brewers For Ramirez and Segura

Just when I thought all the Aramis Ramirez talk had come to a merciful end, there’s this: The Mets and Brewers have recently had trade talks in which both third baseman Aramis Ramirez and shortstop Jean Segura were discussed, reports Jon Morosi of FOX Sports. Ramirez, 37, is owed roughly $7 million for the rest of this season, and is hitting .236 with a .280 OBP, 10 home runs, 39 RBI and a...

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