To say the 2021 season has been a roller coaster of emotions for the New York Mets is probably a bit of an understatement. One can only assume that with their next 13 games against the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers, we won’t be getting off this ride very soon. Manager Luis Rojas watched his club limp back home to Citi Field earlier this week following a 1-6 road trip which...
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Well, folks, it looks like the New York Mets picked the wrong time to hit the skids. After finishing up a 5-6 homestand last weekend, many of us looked at the upcoming seven-game road trip against the Miami Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies as a way to finally put some distance between themselves and the rest of the NL East. That happened, but not in the way anyone associated with the Mets had...
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New York Mets outfielder Michael Conforto entered 2021 with a ton of personal momentum. Unfortunately, it’s now safe to assume that his next contract is going to be for a much smaller dollar amount than he and agent Scott Boras were expecting just a few short months ago. Sure, the 2020 campaign was a truncated 60-game sprint, but Scooter broke through with the kind of offensive performance...
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The New York Mets just ended their longest homestand of the season by dropping two-of-three to the Cincinnati Reds. An 11-game stretch at Citi Field — where they’ve excelled this season — against the Toronto Blue Jays, Atlanta Braves, and Cincy ended with a 5-6 record. Not ideal for a club trying to pull away in the National League East. The past week has been tough off the...
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It took a bit, but it certainly seems like Jeff McNeil has gotten back to his hit-machine ways, as evidenced by his career-high 16-game hitting streak. Entering July, McNeil had slashed just .233/.320/.331 with seven extra-base hits (four doubles, three homers) and 10 RBI in 150 plate appearances, leading to an 88 wRC+. He also notched more than one RBI in a single game on two occasions during...
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