Suffice it to say it’s been a rough month for the New York Mets. I’ll spare you all the negative rants about losing streaks, poor offensive rankings, and a disintegrating run differential. I think we’ve all had enough of that. It’s tough to put your arms around what exactly is going on with this team. Some will say we’re seeing the adverse effects of missing David...
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With the team reeling and in the midst of a six game losing streak after another deflating loss, this time to the lowly Milwaukee Brewers, Mets manager Terry Collins has called for a team meeting on Wednesday. With the team now sitting at 36-36 after starting the season 13-3, a frustrated Collins admitted that dropping to .500 really “stings.” When reporters asked Collins what he...
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Travis d’Arnaud has been placed on the disabled list, the team announced a short while ago. Johnny Monell has been called up to replace him on the roster. D’Arnaud was expected to return to the starting lineup on Tuesday against the Brewers. Apparently his hyperextended left elbow is still an issue for the oft injured catcher. The Mets have yet to announce exactly what the MRI results...
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According to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Cubs have reached out to the Mets as well as other teams as their year long quest for a cost-controlled starting pitcher wages on. What’s not clear is if Wittenmyer is referring to the conversation the Mets and Cubs had last offseason or if this is something new. Considering how the two teams are ideally a solid match,...
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Since their 11-game winning streak in April, the Mets have gone 23-32. In that span they squandered a dozen excellent pitching performances that they should have won. The team has lost all semblance of the fundamentally sound team we saw in April, and players look lost at the plate either striking out or hitting lazy grounders and fly balls. The team was never good defensively, but lately its...
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