An MMO Fan Shot by Michael J. Famulari As this thrilling season reaches its end, the Mets have high aspirations for the playoffs. In my opinion, Tomas Nido has been a major factor in the regular season success that we have seen so far. He has provided many useful things for the team such as his clutch bat, skilled bunting, and his rapport with the pitching staff. Today, I would like to start a...
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It was a meager Tuesday night for the New York Mets’ offense as the team lost a second consecutive game to the Chicago Cubs. The Mets had a chance to strike early against Cubs starter Adrian Sampson when Daniel Vogelbach came to the plate with two runners on and two out. Vogelbach had no answer for Sampson’s changeup and grounded out weakly to end the inning. Vogelbach’s...
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While the Mets offense has been inconsistent recently, Jeff McNeil has just kept hitting. McNeil continued that trend on Tuesday when he went 2-for-4 in the Mets’ 4-1 loss to the Cubs. That multi-hit game came as the right fielder and third-place hitter as the Mets move him around the lineup in an effort to score more runs. Regardless of where McNeil hits in the lineup or plays in the...
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Lots of storylines from the Tuesday minor league action including Tylor Megill getting rouged up in Syracuse, Francisco Álvarez hitting a home run in his second game following an ankle injury, and both the St. Lucie Mets and Brooklyn Cyclones winning Game 1 of their playoff series. AAA: Buffalo Bison (70-64) 15, Syracuse Mets (56-80) 8 Box Score LF Jake Mangum 3-for-4, RBI, 2B, R, .330/.361/.451...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Max Scherzer will make a rehab start tonight with Triple-A Syracuse. Scherzer was placed on the injured list on Sept. 7 (retroactive to Sept. 4) with a left oblique irritation. The expectation is that Scherzer will be ready to return to the Mets when his 15 days on the IL are up. It proved to be another night to forget at Citi Field as the Chicago Cubs took the series...
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The New York Mets hosted the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field on Tuesday evening, the second game of a three game series. Jacob deGrom matched up with Adrian Sampson as the two starters of the game, and it was Sampson who out-dueled the two time NL Cy Young Award winner. The Cubs took the second straight game in New York by the score of 4-1. The Mets offense could not get it going against Sampson....
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