Heading into this offseason, it’s clear the New York Mets must address their starting pitching concerns by adding one or two arms over the next few months, but could that include bringing back a player who opted out of the 2020 campaign? Potentially. Prior to Major League Baseball’s shutdown in March, pitcher Marcus Stroman was expected to take on a much larger role during his first...
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Trevor Bauer Position: Pitcher Bats/Throws: R/R Age: 29 Traditional Stats: 69 G, 73 IP, 1.73 ERA, 0.795 WHIP, 100 K, 12.3 K/BB, 1.1 HR/9 Advanced Stats: 0.3 fWAR, 2.7 bWAR, 2.88 FIP, 276 ERA+ It’s no secret that free agent pitcher Trevor Bauer likes to talk the talk. From chirping his opponents, to constantly criticizing Major League Baseball’s approach to growing the game (which...
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It’s not everyday that witnesses the resignation of the Vice-President of the United States. But then again it’s not everyday that a team which only won 82 games during the regular season is playing in a winner-take-all game 5 of the National League Championship Series. Surreal or not, unlikely or not, these events (and more) took place on a Wednesday afternoon, October 10, 1973. The...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! The Rays beat the Yankees 2-1 and are moving on to the ALCS. They will face off against the Houston Astros in a best-of-seven series in San Diego, California at Petco Park. The ALCS will start on Sunday, October 11, and the NLCS games will be in Arlington, Texas at Globe Life Field starting Monday, October 12. The NLCS will have 11,500 fans able to be in attendance, but...
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Friday, October 9, 2020 • 7:10 p.m. Petco Park • San Diego, CA – TBS RHP Gerrit Cole (1-0, 4.50) vs RHP Tyler Glasnow (1-0, 7.20 ERA) After the Dodgers, Braves and Astros all won their games yesterday, the Championship Series round of the playoffs was nearly set. On the National League side, both the Dodgers and Braves swept their respective series’ against the Marlins and Padres to...
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October 9th has been a good day in Mets recent playoff history with multiple memorable moments including Jacob deGrom’s playoff debut in 2015 and Todd Pratt sending the Mets to the NLCS in 1999. DeGromination Begins Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom was coming off a terrific 2015 season in which he posted a 2.54 ERA, WHIP under 1.00, and had 205 strikeouts in 191 innings. That earned deGrom...
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