Edgardo Alfonzo is beloved by Mets fans and under-appreciated outside of Mets circles. It’s hard to go relatively unnoticed in New York, but Alfonzo did that among many other feats. No accomplishment was better than his night at the Astrodome in Houston on August 30, 1999. In fact, it might be the best performance any Met has ever had. Twelve Mets in history have blasted three home runs in...
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Jose Peroza continued his excellent month with 10 hits and a home run in Brooklyn’s six-game sweep. Triple-A Syracuse Syracuse dropped four of six to the Worcester Red Sox, falling to 52-71 on the year. Dominic Smith had another solid series going 6-for-22 with a double. Smith is now batting .279/.380/.434 through 129 Triple-A at-bats. We were down 3-2@TheRealSmith2_ We are up 4-3 Baseball...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Timmy Trumpet has arrived in New York City ahead of his appearance at Citi Field today. He is set to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the game and will play the trumpets live if Edwin Díaz enters the game. Also coming to Citi Field tonight are the red-hot Los Angeles Dodgers, who have 44 of their last 54 games and have the best record in baseball at 89-38. The...
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The New York Mets, having led the National League’s eastern division essentially all season, find themselves coming down stretch headed for a likely photo finish to claim divisional superiority. The Atlanta Braves just do not want to go away, having trailed the Mets by as many as ten and one-half games. Going into action On August 27, the Mets hold a slim two-game lead over manager Brian...
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3 UP Second Half Canha Mark Canha has on an absolute tear in the second half, and he’s arguably been the Mets best hitter. So far, he’s hitting .303/.400/.528. They power is the biggest development. In the first half, he had 15 extra base hits. In roughly 40% of the games, he has 14 in the second half. We saw this all on display in this series. He was 4-for-9 with three doubles,...
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In this weekly feature for MMO, I’m going to look back at the previous week’s games and share some interesting data and information that I’ve collected through various websites such as Baseball-Reference, FanGraphs, and Baseball Savant. It’ll be a mixture of facts, stats, and analytics. Let’s get into the seven days between August 21 and August 27. Sunday, August 21, 2022 Mets vs. Phillies Nate...
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