During the month of June, Mets fans were alarmed when both Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz were said to have bone spurs in their pitching elbows. At the time they were discovered, it was said Syndergaard’s bone spurs should not affect his pitching whereas Matz’s was quite sizable. Both players were given cortisone shots to help alleviate the pain associated with pitching with the...
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This offseason, the Mets have a number of important decisions to make. However, one avenue they don’t have to address is the catcher position. One move that fans will have near unanimous agreement with is bringing back Rene Rivera as the Mets backup catcher. Rivera certainly earned his reputation as not only a good defensive catcher, but also one that serves as a mentor for young starting...
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One thing that is strange about narratives is that they don’t stay static. Rather, narratives are dynamic and are often change wildly with a strong recency bias. Last year, the narrative was the Mets blew Game 4 of the World Series because Terry Collins didn’t go to his closer to start the eighth inning. Instead, Collins brought in Tyler Clippard who proceed to walk consecutive...
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According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Terry Collins stated he met with Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson, and he expects the entire coaching staff to return next season. The 2017 season is the last season Collins is under contract as the Mets manager. Collins is the 20th manager in Mets history, and he has been the manager since 2011. Currently, he is the third longest tenured manager...
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As Conor Gillaspie joined the ranks of Dave Henderson, Mike Scioscia, and Yadier Molina, all I was felt with was the feeling of “What if . . . ?” It was one of several questions, I have thinking about last night’s Wild Card Game. Not all of these are second-guesses, nor are they are particularly the reason why the Mets lost the game. Clearly, the Mets lost the game because...
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