Very few Mets fans think the Amazin’s can still make it to the postseason. I am one of the most optimistic Mets fans out there, however I must also be realistic. The Mets as currently constructed can not make it to the postseason. After making the playoffs in each of the last two seasons with pretty much the same team they have now, fans came into this season expecting another berth. It is...
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Jacob deGrom won his fifth straight start on Friday night, but not before surrendering a medley of long balls. In the bottom of the fourth inning, deGrom turned his attention to right field as he watched a ball off the bat of Cardinals infielder Jedd Gyorko sail into the stands. It was the fourth home run of the night allowed by deGrom and knotted up the game at four. Thankfully for the...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! This afternoon, the New York Mets will take on the St. Louis Cardinals at 4:10 p.m. Zack Wheeler will take the ball for New York and will be opposed by Adam Wainwright. Last night, the Mets won 6-5. The offense shined bright against the tough Carlos Martinez scoring five runs off him in five innings. Jay Bruce went 3-for-5 with a homer and won the “crown.”...
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The New York Mets (39-45) took the first game of their series with the St. Louis Cardinals (41-45) with a 6-5 win on Friday night at Busch Stadium. Pitching The Mets sent the sizzling hot Jacob deGrom (8-3, 3.55 ERA) to the mound to face Carlos Martinez (6-7, 3.15 ERA) who was looking to rebound from one of his worst starts of the season in his last outing. DeGrom did not pitch quite as well as...
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Bartolo Colon has spurned the Mets and signed a minor league deal with the Minnesota Twins. Colon, 44, cleared waivers as expected on Thursday and was released by the Atlanta Braves who are on the hook for the $12.5 million they signed him for this offseason minus the prorated league minimum. It was widely reported that the Mets had interest in signing Colon despite his rough season. Colon was...
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The Mets travel to St. Louis tonight as Jacob deGrom takes on the Cardinals. The Mets last played at 11 AM on Tuesday in a game that was lackluster at best for the Mets. The next night, clouds moved over DC pretty much exactly at game time and dumped on Navy Yards. In normal DC fashion (or at least what fans sitting around me explained as normal), the Nationals didn’t postpone the game...
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