Good Morning, Mets fans! I’m speechless. About the Mets. Probably not a good thing for a writer, so here goes nothing. The Mets were swept in a day-night doubleheader by the other New York team yesterday. Jared Hughes and Edwin Diaz couldn’t hold a five-run lead in the seventh inning. (You can’t believe you’re reading that sentence; I can’t believe I’m writing...
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It what turned out to be a tale of three catchers, the New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets, 5-2, sweeping a doubleheader and sending the Mets to their third straight loss. The first catcher is, of course, Gary Sanchez who hit a pinch-hit grand slam to give the Yankees the lead in the top of the eighth. The second is Wilson Ramos, who struck out with the bases loaded to end the game. And...
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According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, the Mets might be interested in Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vázquez. In 107 at-bats thus far for Boston, Vazquez is hitting .252/.286/.411 with a .697 OPS. On the defensive end, Vázquez has done well, with eight caught stealing (out of 20) and a 40 percent caught stealing percentage, which ranks first in the AL. Per Rosenthal, the Red Sox are...
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Having three doubleheaders in one week for the Mets wouldn’t be a crazy large issue if the Mets had more pitchers who could start. This stretch of double headers came at the same time that the Mets rotation is basically depleted – more than any time I can recall in recent memory. Between injuries, struggles on the field, and questionable roster decisions the Mets were forced to stretch out both...
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In their first of two games against the Yankees on Sunday, the Mets lost a devastating game by a score of 8-7. After carrying a 7-2 lead into the final inning with one out left to get, the Mets allowed five runs and one more in the eighth to hand the Yankees the win. Michael Conforto, Robinson Cano, and Pete Alonso all collected two RBIs on the afternoon. Edwin Diaz received his first loss and...
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It appears that fate has once again dealt Alex Rodriguez a fatal blow in his lifelong quest to hook up with the New York Mets. A-Rod and his fiancé pop star Jennifer Lopez revealed they were done trying to acquire the Mets after a hard-fought bidding war. “Alex and I are so disappointed,” Lopez posted Saturday on her Instagram. “We worked so hard the past 6 months with the dream of...
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