Monday, September 9, 2019 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Merrill Kelly (10-13, 4.69) vs. RHP Jacob deGrom (8-8, 2.76) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets haven’t been mathematically eliminated yet, but dropping the series to the Phillies this weekend made things much tougher on a team that consistently finds ways to lose despite their starting pitching and their hitting. They...
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Last year, Brandon Nimmo was the second best hitter in the National League with a 148 wRC+. That mark was also good for sixth best in all of baseball. His .404 OBP was the second best in the National League and fourth best in all of baseball. As the 2019 season began, those same skills were on display. Even while dealing with a bulging disc in his neck and getting hit on the hand, Nimmo walked...
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Another loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday at Citi Field means it’ll be that much tougher for the New York Mets to grab one of the two National League wild-card spots by the end of this month. It’s certainly not an impossible task — they’re four games back with 20 contests to go — but with FanGraphs giving them a 7.6% chance of getting it done and four...
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On Friday night, the Mets led 4-2 heading into the ninth inning. Mickey Callaway then sent Edwin Diaz out there to earn the save. In the offseason and April, this would’ve seemed like a no-brainer. However, that hasn’t been the case all year. Everyone has lost faith in him. After a Jean Segura one out single, J.T. Realmuto homered to tie the game. It was the 14th homer he allowed all...
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In this episode of Simply Amazin’, MMO’s Tim Ryder, Mike Mayer, and Jacob Resnick recap the New York Mets’ weekend series loss to the Phillies (including Mickey Callaway’s latest round of head-scratchers), discuss where it leaves them in the NL Wild Card race, and look ahead to the Mets’ potential offseason plans. Jacob fills us in on the Brooklyn Cyclones’...
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3 UP 1. Alonso Streaking In a record setting season, Pete Alonso is starting to reach under the radar records as well. As noted by MMO’s Michael Mayer, Alonso’s current 33 game on base streak ties the record currently held by Darryl Strawberry (1987) and Jose Reyes (2008). If he gets on base in the game against the Diamondbacks, he can add that single season mark to his home run...
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