Richard Sandomir of the NY Times writes about the Mets decision to not honor former owner Nelson Doubleday Jr. with a memorial patch. Doubleday, who was a major part of the team for 22 years, passed away in June this year. With New York’s incredible success in the 1980’s, Doubleday is one of the most important figures in Mets’ history. He was the majority owner of the team from...
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Curtis Granderson continued his impressive second half performance during yesterday’s exciting 5-2 victory of the Nationals. Granderson’s two run shot against Jordan Zimmermann jump started the Mets’ lineup and gave New York an early 2-1 lead. Granderson has now reached base in 17 consecutive games, which is tied for the longest active steak in the National League with Dexter...
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The Mets defeated the Nationals by a score of 5-2 in a thrilling game tonight at Citi Field. New York completed the sweep of their division rivals and now move into a first place tie in the NL East. Offense: Down 1-0 in the third inning, the Mets offense exploded for five runs against Jordan Zimmermann. Curtis Granderson and Daniel Murphy blasted back to back home runs, then Lucas Duda crushed a...
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Despite the Mets devastating 8-7 loss to the Padres at Citi Field, Curtis Granderson had one of his best games of his Mets’ career. He went 2-for-4 at the plate with a three run home run in the 5th inning. He also made three outstanding catches in right field. Granderson is quietly enjoying a successful year after an underwhelming first season in New York. With his recent hot streak,...
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That’s what talking heads on SNY think. On Thursday, during an episode of Loudmouths Andy Martino of the Daily News suggested that the leash is getting shorter and shorter on Familia and that it’s time to start considering Tyler Clippard as the team’s closer. Right after that Gary Apple of SNY asked Nelson Figueroa the question of whether Tyler Clippard should replace Familia....
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