AAA: Syracuse Mets (11-29) vs. Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders (27-11) POSTPONED AA: Binghamton Rumble Ponies (11-28) vs. Portland Sea Dogs (24-16) POSTPONED A+: Wilmington Blue Rocks (21-18) 9, Brooklyn Cyclones (12-26) 8 Box Score Francisco Alvarez C: 2-3, 2B, 2 BB, K, .328/.456/.552 Ronny Mauricio SS: 1-4, 2B, BB, SB, .243/.289/.471 Brett Baty 3B: 1-3, 2 BB, SB, CS, GIDP,...
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It was my first baseball game. And it was almost my last. In the summer of 1972 I was pushing Tonka trucks around the floor in a one bedroom apartment in The Bronx. I noted the wide range of emotions my Dad went through watching a 2 ½ hour baseball game. Happiness, frustration, cheering, despair. I’d casually glance up at the Zenith B&W. Slowly my toys became secondary and I found myself...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The Nationals have a 2-1 series lead over the Mets as the two clubs close out their series today at Nationals Park in Washington. It will be Taijuan Walker (6-2, 2.12 ERA) getting the start for the Mets against Patrick Corbin (4-5, 5.60 ERA) for the Nationals. Latest Mets News Michael Mayer of Metsmerized reported Dellin Betances’ rehab appearance on Saturday for the St....
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Well, it wasn’t the third shutout in the last four games for the flailing Met offense, but New York still struggled to find any answers at the plate. National starter Jon Lester went six-plus strong innings and Washington took the night cap from the Mets, 6-2, to split Saturday’s twin billing. The veteran lefty picked up his first win as a member of the Nationals and didn’t allow a run until...
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The Mets activated Albert Almora Jr. from the 10-day injured list and placed Joey Lucchesi on the IL, the team announced between doubleheader games on Saturday. Luis Rojas said before Game 1 that Almora would likely be activated before Game 2, and that the corresponding move hadn’t been decided yet. Lucchesi’s placement on the IL, however, comes as a surprise. He was just starting to...
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This is always a risk, but due to travel today, I have to write this game preview before the first game is even played. This is even more of a risk because the Mets haven’t announced yet who is starting and it may depend on what happens in Game 1! This is probably the worst case scenario for writing a game preview (which is an overly dramatic sentence to type). Before yesterday’s game, Anthony...
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