We haven’t gotten to say this enough in recent years — and if we have, it hasn’t been for long — so I’m just going to say it: the New York Mets are a first-place team. As they use Monday’s off day to prepare for a three-game set against the Chicago Cubs, the Mets begin the day atop the National League East. Despite only playing 11 games thus far, their .636 winning percentage off the strength of...
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After sweeping the opposition or getting swept themselves in all four doubleheaders the New York Mets played in 2020, they kept the trend going on Tuesday night against the Philadelphia Phillies. Taking both contests at Citi Field was the first semblance of this team getting on a roll. Heck, it appears that maybe they’ll gain some momentum from Jonathan Villar’s walk-off in game 1, followed by...
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We’re just about two weeks into the 2021 MLB regular season, so while the small-sample-size argument is fully in play, there’s a good bit of game data to look at for most teams. Of course, “most teams” don’t include the New York Mets, who have managed to play just five games during this period of time. Despite having so few games on their ledger, there has seemingly...
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Finally, the New York Mets are playing regular-season baseball again after getting delayed because of COVID-related issues with the Washington Nationals. Unfortunately, the first series of 2021 against the Philadelphia Phillies included movies we’ve become way too used to seeing: leaving small countries of runners on base and a less-than-stellar showing from the bullpen. Are those things...
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This past weekend should’ve been great because it was scheduled to be the first weekend of regular-season New York Mets baseball for the 2021 campaign. That unexpectedly got snatched away from us, which was a huge bummer. However, it has given us time to continue basking in the glory of shortstop Francisco Lindor signing the third-richest contract in baseball history to stay in Queens for...
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