After the Mets pulled off that dramatic comeback win over the Phillies last night – thank you Michael Conforto – I was going to let it go. Unfortunately, however, it kept gnawing at me and I just couldn’t move past it… I couldn’t let it go and I wanted to get it off my chest. In the beginning…. Phillies’ starter Jake Arrieta was as crafty as ever, mixing...
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Saturday night’s Mets vs. Phillies game has been postponed due to inclement weather. The two clubs will play a traditional doubleheader on Aug. 16 with the start time of the first game at 4:05 p.m. New York will send Jacob deGrom to the hill tomorrow afternoon for the Mets before they head home for a quick two-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays starting Tuesday. Noah Syndergaard, who...
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In the top of the seventh inning of last night’s contest against the Phillies, Mickey Callaway brought Dominic Smith in to pinch hit for Amed Rosario. Smith waltzed towards the plate for an at-bat that, considering his prospect status when he was first promoted last year, felt way overdue. Of course, when you hit .198/.262/.391 and post a dWAR of -1.0 as Smith did in his first 49 games the...
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Devin Mesoraco’s best season came back in 2014, where he launched 25 homers, drove in 80 runs and hit to a .273/.359/.534 clip in 440 plate appearances. This earned him a four-year, $28 million contract extension with the Cincinnati Reds. Unfortunately, his next three seasons would be marred by injuries and he failed to play more than 56 games in any given season. The Mets, in need of a...
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Saturday, May 11, 2018 • 7:05 p.m. Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, PA RHP Noah Syndergaard (2-1, 3.09) vs. RHP Zach Eflin (1-0, 0.71) PIX11 • MLBN • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 Last night’s Mets game looked identical to last Saturday’s game for a while. Steven Matz started both games. Matz allowed a solo shot in the first inning for both games. Matz didn’t...
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Many people, myself included, thought Tim Tebow was only in the New York Mets organization to sell tickets and merchandise. Tebow, 30, hit .226/.309/.347 with 24 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 52 RBI combined between the Low-A Columbia Fireflies and Advanced-A St. Lucie Mets in his first professional season. Numbers that are far from horrible considering Tebow hadn’t played...
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