As detailed by Anthony Dicomo of MLB.com, the Mets saw the good and the bad of Jay Bruce last night as the outfielder showed his hitting prowess, but also his defensive ineptitude at first base. On the positive side, his bat has looked solid since returning from the disabled on August 24, and last night was another example of that as the 31-year-old went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The...
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Jason Vargas started for the Mets on Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers and the results were not quite to the liking of many. In his last five starts (22 2/3 innings pitched), Vargas had only allowed five runs while striking out 18 batters in that span. Meanwhile, he saw his ERA dip from 8.10 to 6.56 (obviously neither is that appealing to the eye), and came into last night’s...
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With rosters expanding for the month of September, the Mets decided to add a few players to their roster. One of them, Eric Hanhold, made his MLB debut last night against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Jason Vargas was already removed from the game in the fourth inning which allowed for Hanhold to get his first MLB appearance in the bottom of the fifth inning. Hanhold, 24, faced Manny Machado to start...
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Joel Sherman of the New York Post detailed last night how the Mets are game-planning in advance of their upcoming GM search to replace Sandy Alderson that will start in the very near future. Sherman starts off by mentioning that the Wilpons would like to have a new GM in place by the November 4-8 Winter Meetings, but have yet to actually interview or ask any teams for permission to do so. That...
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Zack Wheeler has been very good for the better part of the last three months and only appears to be getting better each start at this point. The 28-year-old has been even better since the All-Star Break, though, going 6-1 with a 1.19 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, and 53 strikeouts in eight starts (53 innings). His last start was yet another example of that as he went seven innings and allowed only one run and...
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