Today marks the 15th anniversary of Mike Piazza’s most important home run. In the first game back in New York after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, he hit a two-run home run off Steve Karsay to give the Mets a 3-2 lead: The home run is often credited with helping New Yorkers, especially Mets fans, in the healing process after the unfathomable tragedy. It is why there was a furor over the...
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With 12 games remaining in the season, the National League Wild Card race is extremely tight between the New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, and the St. Louis Cardinals. Currently, the Giants and the Cardinals are tied for the second Wild Card spot, and they both trail the Mets by one game in the Wild Card standings. Long story short, there is a very real possibility there will be tiebreaker...
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With the Mets adding Gavin Cecchini to the 40-man roster to sit on the bench as the Mets are chasing down a Wild Card spot, the team had one less decision to make on who should be added to the 40 man roster to protect them from the Rule 5 Draft this offseason. Even if the Mets didn’t add Cecchini now, he was going to be added in the offseason anyway as he is too valuable a prospect, and he...
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Tonight, the St. Louis Cardinals head out west to begin a pivotal four game series against the San Francisco Giants that will have far reaching implications on the National League Wild Card race. With each game played, the Mets will both gain ground on one team and lose ground to another. As the series begins, here is where the Wild Card race stands: 1. San Francisco Giants (77-67) 2. New York...
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After Monday night’s 8-1 loss to the Washington Nationals, Terry Collins stated the obvious when he said Rafael Montero wouldn’t get another start and was out of the rotation. The natural follow-up Collins couldn’t quite answer yet was, who would replace Montero in the rotation. “I don’t know who yet, but we’ll make a switch,” Collins said. The Mets don’t have too many...
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