We spend a majority of our lives trying to find the happiness we felt when we were kids. For a lot (if not all) of us here at MetsMerized, most of that joy stems from baseball. For me, some of the happiest moments of my life were driving down to Flushing with my old man from our house about a half hour away in Yonkers. Guys like Edgardo Alfonzo, Mike Piazza and Al Leiter were my heroes and...
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The New York Mets are kicking around the idea of putting Michael Conforto on the Opening Day roster in a pinch hitting capacity, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. “There might be some value to having Conforto coming off the bench and not having him play the outfield,” said manager Mickey Callaway. “(We) got to weight all that stuff right now.” Conforto appeared in...
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The New York Mets traveled to Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter on Saturday for a Grapefruit League matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals. After the Mets scored five runs in the top of the fifth to add to their 1-0 lead, the Cardinals scored seven in the bottom half of the inning to make it a 7-6 game. The Mets added a run in the eighth to tie it up at seven, then the Cardinals walked it...
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St. Louis Cardinals (15-11-2) vs. New York Mets (9-17-3) Spring Training Game No. 29 • Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium • Saturday, March 24, 2018 Mike Mayers (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. P.J. Conlon (1-0, 2.70 ERA) MLB.tv The New York Mets will take on the St. Louis Cardinals in their penultimate game of the spring. Southpaw P.J. Conlon will get the ball for the Amazin’s. Mets Lineup Michael Conforto...
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New York Mets right-hander Zack Wheeler will begin the season with Triple-A Las Vegas, the team announced on Saturday. The 27-year-old went 0-1 with a 8.10 ERA over five games (four started) for the Mets this spring. He also had an alarming 8.10 ERA over 10.0 innings pitched. Wheeler said it was hard to take in when he received the news because he had become so accustomed to the grind of the...
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New York Mets right-hander Hansel Robles registered a 9.26 ERA over 11.2 innings this spring, but even still, was taken aback when he was informed he wouldn’t be making the Opening Day roster. Robles, 27, was considered an almost lock to break camp with the Mets in 2018, but will instead head to the minors where he was told to “work on the small things.” “He’s got good stuff,”...
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