Another rough stretch for the Mets, who went 0-6 last week. Most disheartening were the blown late leads in multiple games. They’ve fallen to second place in the NL East and dropped to the third spot in the Wild Card race. With the Cincinnati Reds’ win on Sunday, the Mets hold just a 1.5-game lead for the final Wild Card spot in the NL. Something has to jolt this team to life as the season...
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It can’t get any worse for the New York Mets, can it? It sure feels like this team has now hit rock bottom. If this isn’t rock bottom, then I dread to think what the next few weeks may have in store. The Mets blew two leads on the way to being swept in Milwaukee by the Brewers over the weekend. It sure got ugly at times. As a result, New York has now lost seven straight and 11 of its...
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The movie Groundhog Day takes place in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Bill Murray plays Phil Connors, a weatherman re-living the same day over and over again. The Mets’ version of Groundhog Day is a traveling circus, and they just finished a weekend in Milwaukee. New York got swept in a three-game series, is in the middle of a seven-game losing streak, and seems to be losing the same way over...
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Here is a 35-second video courtesy of MLB Pipeline showing strike three of each of Nolan McLean’s seven strikeouts Sunday for Triple-A Syracuse. He has struck out 97 in 87 1/3 innings and pitched to a 2.78 ERA, which would lead the International League if he had enough innings to qualify. And here is Jonah Tong striking out top Yankees prospect George Lombard. Tong fanned eight for...
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Good morning, Mets fans! We hope you all had a great weekend, despite the Mets’ play on the diamond. Heading into the home stretch of the minor league season, the Mets have promoted RHP Jonah Tong, SS/2B/CF Jett Williams, OF Carson Benge, and 1B/COF Ryan Clifford to Triple-A Syracuse from Double-A Binghamton. Outfielder A.J. Ewing is one of the more notable prospects helping to fill the...
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Sunday evening, the New York Mets made the decision to promote several of the organization’s top prospects from Double-A Binghamton to Triple-A Syracuse. First reported by Daniel Wexler, New York is promoting infielder/outfielder Jett Williams, outfielder Carson Benge, right-handed pitcher Jonah Tong, and first baseman/outfielder Ryan Clifford to Syracuse. According to Metsmerized’s...
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