Mets third baseman David Wright will return to baseball activity in the next day or two and start swinging a bat, field grounders, and perhaps start throwing as well, GM Sandy Alderson told reporters on Tuesday. Wright had resumed a throwing program 10 days ago, but was then shut down because of lower-back discomfort. Alderson downplayed the back issue and said it was not a concern. “I am...
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Onward and upward. I’m not going to let a four game series in Miami define what the Mets will do over the next 149 games. It’s a long season, there’s still a lot of baseball to play, there’s still a lot of roster moves to come, and I can assure you that just like the last two seasons, this is not the team we’ll end the regular season with. In other words, chill out....
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Is there anything left in his bag of tricks that Michael Conforto has yet to show us?Look, we’ve seen Conforto show off his powerful arm before, but last night’s throw to gun down Miguel Rojas as the plate was a sight to behold, I mean what an unbelievable play. Check it out… [iframe]<iframe...
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In a historic night for the New York Mets, they defeated the Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 14-4 on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park. Offense The Mets crushed seven home runs among their 20 hits, 14 of them for extra-bases. Yoenis Cespedes led the offensive barrage, going 4-for-6 with three home runs and five RBI. He becomes the first Mets player to hit three homers in a game two...
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Is there anything as sweet in a baseball game than poetic justice? The symmetry of the game only adds to the allure of baseball as two teams get 27 outs each to score as many runs as they can. It’s a formula that has remained unchanged for over 100 years. But what I really love about baseball is all the unpredictable nuances that change from game to game, mostly fueled by the spirit of...
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