To put it bluntly, Neil Walker is having the worst offensive year of his career. After a strong April, his batting average has gotten worse each month, and he’s seemingly hit rock bottom with a .155/.254/.259 mark in July. Walker, who has never hit below .251 for a full season in his career, is sitting a .239 with a little over two months to go. Only recently have the Mets acknowledged the...
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. RHP Adam Wainwright (9-5, 4.09) vs. RHP Logan Verrett (3-6, 4.14) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets split the double-header yesterday with the Cardinals and look to take the series today behind Logan Verrett. Mets Lineup Curtis Granderson – RF Asdrubal Cabrera – SS Yoenis Cespedes – LF James Loney – 1B Neil Walker – 2B...
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As a part of all the festivities this weekend when the New York Mets will commemorate the Hall of Fame career of legendary catcher Mike Piazza, the players will all wear these special hats that feature an exclusive Mike Piazza Patch. If you’d like to get yourself one of these special edition Mets hats, they will only be for sale exclusively at Citi Field. In addition to a special pregame...
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Us Met fans love to hold on to that magical 1986 team. Three of the five biggest crowds at Citi Field this season occurred during 1986 weekend. The only larger crowds were for the infamous Garden Gnome Day and the home opener. One of the fan favorite stories of that group was the Teufel Shuffle, Tim Teufel’s batting stance hip gyrations that gained it’s own cult following in...
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Leading up to the trade deadline, most of the talk from inside the Mets organization and among media members has been that the Mets’ top priority is to add a bullpen arm. While it’s always good to have bullpen depth, using the team’s resources on an extra late-inning arm seems puzzling given the other holes on the team. First, let’s look at the current state of the bullpen. Jeurys Familia is...
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Fresno Grizzlies 1, Las Vegas 51s (51-51) 0 Box Score Matt Reynolds 2B 0 for 3, BB, .241/.316/.346 Brandon Nimmo CF 1 for 4, .337/.411/.521 Eric Campbell 1B 1 for 4, 2B, .311/.414/.443 On a night that the 51s were limited to just hits and only one runner in scoring position. The real news was Dilson Herrera getting scratched from the lineup on the same night it was reported Jose Reyes was...
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