Seeing the Chicago Cubs come into Citi Field and sweep the Mets in four games this past weekend was a tough pill to swallow. Being swept in any series sucks, but it hurts even more so when it comes at the hands of a team that just a couple years ago, was a main competitor of yours. Let’s take it back a little. The Cubs, like the Mets, had success in the 2007 and 2008 seasons, going 85-77...
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After an 11-1 start to begin the 2018 season, the Mets have hit the skids since then, going 16-29 since — one of the worst records in baseball. This is coming on the heels of a season where New York finished 70-92, the worst year in the Sandy Alderson era of being general manager. Despite all this, the Mets GM says that an “extremist” rebuild is not in the cards right now, or maybe...
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In order to make room on the active roster for infielder Todd Frazier and reliever Anthony Swarzak, the New York Mets have sent right-hander Gerson Bautista to Triple-A Las Vegas and designated for assignment southpaw Buddy Baumann. Bautista, 23, was acquired at last year’s trade deadline from the Boston Red Sox along with pitchers Jamie Callahan and Stephen Nogosek for Addison Reed. He...
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The New York Mets announced Tuesday that they have activated infielder Todd Frazier and right-handed relief pitcher Anthony Swarzak from the disabled list. Corresponding roster moves will be made prior to Tuesday night’s game. Frazier, 32, played in 32 games for the Mets this season prior to going down last month with a left hamstring strain. In 140 plate appearances, the third baseman hit...
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The Mets are now a sub .500 team for the first time this season with a 7-4 loss to the Cubs on Friday, and manager Mickey Callaway was visibly upset. Just a couple days ago, he said a team meeting wasn’t necessary, but on Friday he held a closed door discussion with his players. “We just had something that I said we weren’t going to do,” Callaway said after the meeting. “Just because we’re...
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