The only way to describe Zack Wheeler’s season this year is that is has been an up-and-down affair. There will be games in which he is brilliant, shutting down a lineup through seven innings. Then he will give up a pair of home runs in the next outing, allowing five or six runs, leaving nothing but questions as to whether he will ever become the front-line starter he was promised to...
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The New York Mets playoff hopes are teetering at the moment, as every loss leaves them closer to elimination. All of the work that the Mets did throughout August to get themselves within a game of a Wild Card spot dissipated when they were swept in back-to-back series by the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs. The series against the Cubs was the start of the Mets week, before they eventually...
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Wilson Ramos had his detractors early on this season, but in the second half, he has allowed his play to explain why the Mets signed him to a two-year $19 million contract this offseason. The guy can flat out hit, as he has now notched hits in 23-straight games dating back to August 3. While any hitting streak of that magnitude is impressive, what makes it more so for Ramos is the fact that he...
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This past week, the New York Mets were somewhat bipolar. In their series against the Cleveland Indians, the Mets proved just how good they could be when their pitching is right and they are playing at home. They swept the Indians, temporarily quieting the narrative that the Mets have done all of their winning against sub-500 teams. Then over the weekend, the Atlanta Braves asserted their NL East...
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The New York Mets entered this past week brimming with confidence, after a great series victory over the Washington Nationals that included two impressive comeback victories. New York hit the road and were faced with their toughest test since the All-Star break, facing the first-place Atlanta Braves. Zack Wheeler was roughed up in the first game of the series and the Mets dropped the contest...
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