Kelly Johnson did the unthinkable last night, hitting a two-run game tying blast in the bottom of the ninth inning. Hope arose throughout Citi Field that our Metropolitans would somehow find a way to win this game. That same hope though died in the 12th inning. In what was Johnson’s biggest hit since returning to the Mets, it all went to waste as the Mets fell by a score of 3-2. The team...
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The New York Mets (57-56) were defeated by the Arizona Diamondbacks (47-66) by a score of 3-2 Wednesday night at Citi Field. The Mets remain 2.5 games behind the second NL Wild Card Spot. Pitching: Bartolo Colon started for the Mets this evening and pitched very well, allowing one earned run on seven hits and one walk in seven innings, striking out eight. He left with the Mets losing 1-0 halfway...
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. LHP Robbie Ray (5-11, 4.83) vs. RHP Bartolo Colon (10-6, 3.46) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets bullpen cost the team the game last night as Robles allowed 3 runs in the 7th as the D’backs beat the Mets 5-3. Earlier in the game, the Mets went up 3-2 thanks to a two run homer from Neil Walker. While it is easy to...
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Update – Aug 10 Reyes will fly to Brooklyn tonight and start a three game rehab assignment with the Cyclones beginning on Thursday and ending on Saturday. Update – Aug 9 Sandy Alderson confirmed today our report that Jose Reyes will not begin his rehab assignment tonight as was expected. As we wrote yesterday, Reyes still feels some discomfort swinging the bat right-handed. “It’s a...
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Update: August 10 Lucas Duda has been moved to the 60 Day DL to make room on the 40-man roster for TJ Rivera. As Adam Rubin notes, this is more of a procedural move than anything else, as Duda has already missed well over 60 days. Previous Update: Aug 3 Lucas Duda has been shut down from all baseball activities for 30 days according to general manager Sandy Alderson who told reporters that the...
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Normally, you don’t fire someone who has turned a team around from losers to winners, nor do you fire the manager who brought you to the World Series the previous year. However, it’s time to fire Terry Collins. This isn’t said lightly. It was his ability to manage the clubhouse that kept the team together last summer until the Mets could make the trades to add Kelly Johnson,...
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