Opening Day came and went and a new season is underway. We had some hits and we had some misses (18 strikeouts worth of them), but all in all I was happy to have the Mets back in Queens and a new season of Amazin baseball underway. Lost amisdt the aftermath of yesterday’s 9-7 loss to the Washington Nationals, was yet another big home run by utility outfielder Andrew Brown With two runners...
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Despite a heart-breaking loss on Opening Day, a game that had the Mets only three outs away from victory, there were a couple of bright spots worth mentioning. While many may overreact to the team’s first loss and are focusing on another classic bullpen collapse, Eric Young striking out four times while batting leadoff, and Curtis Granderson’s 0-for-5 Mets debut, we did have two...
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Sandy Alderson continues to push his 90 wins mantra and said today that it wasn’t just an expectation, but the goal and a challenge for Terry Collins and the team. “It wasn’t a guarantee. It wasn’t a prediction. It was a challenge,” Alderson said. “It’s important for us to change the conversation. The 90 wins is about setting a challenge.” “It’s...
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Boy, I’ve got to tell you, today is Opening Day and I am so pumped! I am so glad to finally put this long and sometimes excruciating offseason in my rear view mirror and look ahead to a brand new season of Mets baseball! Have a look at our official Opening Day Roster and today’s projected lineup for our 2014 New York Mets: Starting Rotation Dillon Gee, RHP Bartolo Colon, RHP Zack...
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The New York Mets will celebrate the life and legacy of legendary broadcaster Ralph Kiner during an on-field, pre-game ceremony on Opening Day at Citi Field Monday, March 31 prior to the game versus the National League East rival Washington Nationals at 1:10 p.m. The ceremony will include a video tribute and the unveiling of the Kiner commemorative logo above the left field wall. Kiner’s...
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