The Mets finished out their opening home stand with a 5-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball. Pitching Noah Syndergaard threw 109 pitches over seven innings and allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and struck out nine. He becomes the first starting pitcher in Mets history to combine for 15+ strikeouts and zero walks in back-to-back starts to begin the season....
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The New York Mets will look to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Miami Marlins tonight, when RHP Noah Syndergaard opposes RHP Edinson Volquez in a nationally broadcast matchup at Citi Field. The two teams will close out their weekend series on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball, coverage begins at 8:00 PM. The game can also be heard on WOR 710 AM and ESPN 1050 AM. Five of the last seven times...
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The Mets are off to a slow start and that brings out all the fan overreactions. I address it with WOR’s James Flippin. James spent last season working on the Sportszone and now has a Mets podcast called “FlippintheMike.” We discuss why the Mets “Big Three” won’t be the best in baseball without an important component, how Michael Conforto might be the key to turning the offense around, and...
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Okay, maybe “make or break” is going a little too far for the first month of the season. But hear me out. Looking at the team’s April schedule, there’s no denying that this will be an important month for the New York Mets. This could legitimately be the most important April in recent franchise history. The Mets have a schedule of exclusively intra-division games until May...
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Last season the Mets hitting philosophy was terrible. Whether it was the personnel that Sandy Alderson put together, the hitting philosophy of hitting coach Kevin Long, or a combination of the two, the Mets either hit a home run or didn’t score. Last season the Mets were 5th in home runs with 218, yet were 25th in runs scored with 671. No team other than the Orioles scored a higher percentage...
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Las Vegas 51s 0, El Paso Chihuahuas 7 Box Score Gavin Cecchini 2B: 0 for 3, 1 BB Amed Rosario SS: 1 for 4 Dominic Smith 1B: 0 for 4 Kevin Plawecki C: 2 for 4, 2 BB The 51s did not have much offense in this game, but top prospect, Amed Rosario, has now hit safely in his first 3 AAA games. Donovan Hand (0-1, 10.13 ERA): 5.1 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, K Beck Wheeler (0-0, 0 ERA): .2 IP, H, 0 ER, BB, K...
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