With the absolutely embarrassing lineup the Mets put out yesterday, the Mets did what we all expected them to do — they lost. That loss took the once 11-1 Mets, and it sunk them all the way to 14 games under .500. Perhaps worse than that, the Marlins won last night meaning a Marlins team actively looking to lose games this season has more wins than the Mets. With each passing game, the writing...
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3 UP 1. Plawecki Still Fighting Since April, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ascertain which players are still fighting. That’s the case with a bad team, you can’t tell if they’ve given up or if they are just over-matched. That’s not the case with Kevin Plawecki. Plawecki still has some fire in him. Sure, he may be delusional when he said he thinks both he and...
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3 UP 1. Mets Can Score Again Sometimes, all you need to rejuvenate a moribund offense is a trip to Colorado. A couple of games in Arizona doesn’t hurt either. After needing 15 games to score 31 runs, the New York Mets have scored 52 runs over their past six games. Yes, Coors Field helps this, but Michael Conforto being Michael Conforto again also helps. To a lesser extent, the return of...
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Until recently, the Mets offense has been dreadful. Case in point, while the Mets scored 30 runs over the past four games, it had taken the team 15 games to score 31 runs. When you’re offense makes you pine for the days of John Mayberry, Jr. and Eric Campbell in the middle of the lineup, fans are going to demand answers. Here at MMO, we attempted to provide some answers: Jason B. asks ....
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Position Players Raphael Gladu, OF Level (Age): Columbia (22) Stats: .295/.344/.378, 10 2B, 3 3B, 20 RBI, 10 SB, 3 CS MMN Rank: NR Since having a slow start to the season, Gladu has been a much more dangerous hitter at the plate. In fact, during his recent hot stretch, Gladu set the Fireflies record with a 23 game hitting streak. During that hitting streak, Gladu hit .365/.415/.494 with seven...
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