MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Pirates, 7:05 PM

Saturday, July 17, 2021 • 7:05 P.M. PNC Park • Pittsburgh, PA RHP Tylor Megill (0-0, 3.50) vs. RHP Wil Crowe (1-5, 6.05) WPIX • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM The Mets try to move beyond last night’s game with the Pirates and avoid the series/season loss to the Pirates with today’s game! Not much positive with yesterday’s game – the Mets bats were flat, they left a ton of runners in scoring position...

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Dominic Smith Must Build Off Recent Success During Second Half

With the second half of the 2021 campaign underway, the New York Mets find themselves at the top of the National League East Division and are attempting to capture their division title since 2015, but in order to accomplish that feat, they’ll need their offense to produce much more consistently. It’s no secret the front office will be searching for an impact bat at this year’s...

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Luck and the 2021 New York Mets

The New York Mets are in 1st place in the NL East. As of July 16, they have a three-game lead on the second-place Braves and a nearly 80% chance at the postseason per FanGraphs. Could it be possible they’ve actually been unlucky? Of course, there’s been borderline unbelievable injury luck. Remember this lineup? (The Mets won that game 1-0.) Many words have already been written about...

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Fan Shot: Don’t Trade J.D. Davis

An MMO Fan Shot by Greg Jones Anyone who clenches and visits the Metsblogosphere on a regular basis knows there is one constant drumbeat – get rid of J.D. Davis. Let’s unpack the J.D. package so in the future I can link to this instead of typing in a defense of J.D.’s value to the Mets. And so can you. I wrote this out as very in-depth analysis of J.D., 7000 words, his college career as a...

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MMO Roundtable: What Grade Would You Give the Mets Draft?

The Mets loaded up on arms in the 2021 draft. But, what grade would you give them? Doug M Grade: A- I give the Mets draft an A- grade. The first three picks are especially exciting and earn top marks in my book. Not only were they able to get a talent in Kumar Rocker that likely should not have even been available at 10th overall, but they were still able to get a bunch of other upside arms in...

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Stroman Toughs Out Five Innings in Loss to Pirates

Marcus Stroman took the mound for the Mets on Friday night as they opened the second half of their season at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. After a terrific start to the season, Stroman has had three straight underwhelming starts. Stroman’s last outing was also against the Pirates, as he allowed three runs over five innings in a loss. He looked to get back on track in his second straight meeting...

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