The New York Mets (28-31) begin a near two-week stay in the confines of the five boroughs as they start a three-game set with the San Francisco Giants (24-34) on Tuesday. The Mets will not leave the New York area until June 17 when the play the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park. The Mets do play two games at Yankee Stadium on June 10th and 11th, but other than that brief excursion to the Bronx,...
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According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, sources indicate the New York Yankees are leading in the race to land free-agent left-hander Dallas Keuchel, with the Atlanta Braves also in the mix. “According to a source, the Yankees and Braves are the favorites to sign [Keuchel],” Feinsand tweeted. “Both teams are believed to be in the same areas with their offers at the moment.”...
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When the Mets were swept by the Miami Marlins two weeks ago, it looked like they had hit rock bottom. Now coming off a 2-5 road trip, in which they suffered two brutal late-game meltdowns, and New York has hit a new low. While the team did not play well on the West Coast trip, there was still some great performances by individual players. Dominic Smith began to make starts in left field and...
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The latest podcast includes a recap of the just completed west coast trip and the beginning of the Mets final stand on the 2019 season. The next 12 games are critical if there will be meaningful baseball the rest of the season. The interesting part is the fun is just beginning. If they are successful then we have great baseball ahead. If not, we begin to discuss what direction the team should go...
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With day 1 of the 2019 MLB Draft over and done with, we can now sit back and take a deep breath, and look at what we have objectively. While most of the early goings of the first round were about fairly predictable for the first seven picks, the Texas Rangers took us for a spin, and then the whole draft went off from what most mocks expected. Many of our most respected pundits said that tonight...
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Syracuse 5 – Rochester 4 (10) Box Score Rajai Davis, CF 3-for-5, R Danny Espinosa, SS 2-for-4, R, RBI, BB, 2 K Travis Taijeron, 2-for-5, R, 3B, RBI Syracuse jumped out to a 3-0 first inning lead, but they couldn’t build off of it. They would eventually find themselves not just in extra innings but trailing by one in the bottom of the tenth. Ruben Tejada went 1-for-4 with a walk while...
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