On the 18th anniversary of the fake mustache game, here’s our interview of Bobby Valentine from last month! * * * * * * * * * * You never know what you are going to get with Bobby Valentine – Baseball lifer, executive, restaurateur. One moment he is showing up in a disguise after being thrown out of a game, and the next minute he is helping a homeless shelter in his home town of...
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During a game overshadowed by negative Mets performances, Juan Lagares stood out as a bright spot in New York’s 10-8 loss to the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night. The Mets’ center fielder went 4-for-5 with a home run, an RBI, two runs scored, and a stolen base while providing his usual Gold Glove defense. Three of Lagares’ four hits, including his home run, came off a...
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Jacob deGrom has allowed 15 earned runs in his last two starts. That’s a sentence I never thought I’d have to type during my tenure on this site. After allowing seven runs on eight hits in his last start, deGrom allowed eight runs on ten hits in last night’s game against the Rangers. Each start only lasted 4.0 innings and while he was able to strike out six batters in his last...
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Sandy Alderson spoke to season ticket holders during an on field Q&A session Sunday. “If we get the pitching together and start playing up to our potential, I think we can make a run to the end,” Alderson said. “We did it last year, and I don’t see why we can’t do it again.” Fangraphs gives the Mets a 15.8% chance of making the playoffs. To quote Jim...
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Fans at Sunday’s game against the Pirates were treated to two 7th-inning stretches. Unfortunately, it was not because they wanted to hear Take Me Out To The Ballgame twice like Neil Diamond playing an encore of Sweet Caroline at his concerts. When the 7th inning was done for the second time, fans were booing as the Mets jogged back to the dugout once again. In the top of the 7th inning,...
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