Monday, August 31, 2020 • 1:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY LHP Trevor Rogers (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (2-0, 1.80) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM Well yesterday was a disaster. The Mets had a pretty amazing double header sweep of the Yankees on Friday. Saturday the Mets lost a close game. Yesterday was another story. The Mets blew a 7-2 lead in the the 7th inning (final) inning of...
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According to Robert Murray on Twitter, the Padres are acquiring right-handed starter Mike Clevinger from the Indians. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports the full deal as follows: RHP Mike Clevinger, OF Greg Allen, and PTBNL to the Padres for OF Josh Naylor, C Austin Hedges, SS Gabriel Arias, LHP Joey Cantillo, and SS Owen Miller. Clevinger, 29, has a 3.18 ERA through four starts this season....
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Welcome back for episode two of MetsMerized’s new podcast, Pleasant Good Evening! This week, myself (@SamLebo14) and Jack (jackhendon_) break down a very long and busy week of Mets baseball. We discuss the social undercurrent of the week, surrounding Dominic Smith and the Mets’ walk-out of Thursday’s game against the Marlins. We also discuss exactly how the Mets did in their...
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For a while, it seemed that the Mets’ bullpen plan had finally come to fruition. In a setup role, Edwin Diaz was more effective. Dellin Betances had thrown five consecutive scoreless innings at one point. Jared Hughes, Justin Wilson, and Brad Brach were performing reasonably well. Seth Lugo was there to close games. But in the blink of an eye, it all went bad. Lugo was moved to the...
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Face it. The Mets can’t figure a way to beat the Yankees. They can’t do it at Citi Field or in the Bronx. With a Yankees makeshift lineup on the field Sunday, the Mets could not do it. Sunday, they failed twice, and once again the question revolves around Edwin Diaz, the bullpen, and some of those defensive miscues. Throwing bad pitches, or making errors against the Yankees in the Bronx is a...
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The 2020 MLB Trade Deadline is set for Monday at 4 p.m. EDT, meaning the New York Mets have a few more hours to decide how they want to address the 2020 season and beyond. The Mets have made some aggressive moves at times during Brodie Van Wagenen’s tenure as general manager, but this is not the time for aggressive moves. The temptation may be there for some aggressive moves. After all,...
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