3 UP 1. Alonso Streaking In a record setting season, Pete Alonso is starting to reach under the radar records as well. As noted by MMO’s Michael Mayer, Alonso’s current 33 game on base streak ties the record currently held by Darryl Strawberry (1987) and Jose Reyes (2008). If he gets on base in the game against the Diamondbacks, he can add that single season mark to his home run...
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There is an old baseball adage which states momentum is tomorrow’s starting pitcher. That means after an absolutely brutal loss with Jeurys Familia melting down in the eighth inning and the team hopped on the train to go to Washington D.C. to play a day game after a night game, they had all the momentum in the world being Noah Syndergaard was toeing the rubber. It was more than just...
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3 UP 1. Nimmo Is Back Brandon Nimmo landed on the injured list with a bulging disc in his neck. It would cost him 89 games, and in that time people would forget just how good of a players he is. People forgot he was the second best hitter in the National League last year and that is the single Mets player best capable of getting on base. He had been referred to as a fourth outfielder. Well,...
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Tim Healey of Newsday reports Mets reliever Robert Gsellman played catch with the hopes of returning to the Mets bullpen this season. Gsellman has been on the Injured List retroactive to August 14. Initially, it was classified as right triceps soreness. Subsequently, he has been diagnosed with a torn lat. That is the same injury which cost Noah Syndergaard almost all of his 2017 season. Aside...
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3 UP 1. Buffalo Charging Historically, August has been one of the better months of Wilson Ramos’ career. This year, Ramos took his play in August to an even higher level than he ever has. Ramos finished the month with an active 24 game hitting streak putting him just six games behind Moises Alou for the Mets team record. Overall, he registered a hit in 25 of the 26 games he played in...
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