Morning Briefing: After Unexpected Off-Day, Mets Look to Sweep Marlins

Good morning, Mets fans! Wednesday’s game against the Miami Marlins was postponed due to rain. The makeup game will be on September 28 as part of a single-admission doubleheader starting at 4:10 PM. It’s a shame that Wednesday’s game was rained out because the Mets have started to gain some momentum, winning their last four games. Hopefully, the doubleheader sweep of the Miami Marlins will be...

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Who to Watch Without the Mets

With the Mets postponed tonight and division races becoming tighter might as well scoreboard watch around the league. The Mets currently sit at 65-67, 5.5 games back of each the NL East and second Wild Card spot. St. Louis (67-63) at Cincinnati (71-62) 1:10 p.m., 6:40 p.m. The Cardinals and Reds play a doubleheader today. Both teams currently sit atop the Mets in the Wild Card standings. The...

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Mets Recall Khalil Lee and Albert Almora Jr From Triple-A

The Mets announced on Wednesday that outfielders Khalil Lee and Albert Almora Jr. have been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse. With rosters expanding to 28 players the Mets opted to bring back the outfielders after previous stints on the roster this season. Lee appeared in 11 games for the Mets accumulating one hit in 18 at-bats. Almora has logged 39 games with six hits in 49 at-bats. Lee is...

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Mets GM Zack Scott Arrested on DUI Charge

Mets general manager Zack Scott is facing charges for driving while intoxicated after being found sleeping in his car in White Plains, per the New York Post. Cops found Scott at 4:17 a.m. Tuesday in a 2018 Toyota on South Lexington Avenue in White Plains near the federal courthouse, according to White Plains Police Capt. James Spencer, the Post reports. Scott refused to give blood or submit a...

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It’s Now or Never For the Mets

What were the odds of yesterday’s walk-off? Down four runs in the ninth, the team that fails to score more than 3.5 runs per game was certainly doomed. Were they 1,000,000 to 1? Maybe 1,000,000,000 to 1? To recap, Brandon Nimmo hit a home run, then Dominic Smith, Pete Alonso, Javier Baez, and Michael Conforto rallied for consecutive hits with two outs. Without a doubt in my mind,...

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Howie Rose Says Goodbye for Now

The longtime voice of Mets radio, Howie Rose, will not broadcast any more Mets games this season. He’s taking an extended leave of absence to deal with personal health issues. Wednesday was supposed to be Rose’s final game this year but the postponement advanced it one day. Before he left we still got one more signature put it in the books from Howie Rose to hold us over until he...

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