The New York Mets (4-5) defeated the Cleveland Indians (4-4) by a score of 6-5 in the first game of their series on Jackie Robinson day. Pitching: Bartolo Colon (1-1, 2.13 ERA) did not have his best stuff on the night but still was able to provide 5.1 innings of decent pitching to pick up his first win of the season. Big Sexy did his job as he allowed just two runs on eight hits. He struck out...
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Friday, April 15, 2016 • 7:10 p.m. Progressive Field • Cleveland, Ohio RHP Bartolo Colon (0-1, 1.23) vs RHP Cody Anderson (0-0, 3.00) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM Michael Conforto is batting third for the first this season as Terry Collins looks to get the offense going. Mets Lineup Curtis Granderson, RF David Wright, 3B Michael Conforto, LF Yoenis Cespedes, DH Lucas Duda, 1B Neil Walker, 2B...
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Kevin Long, in his second year as hitting coach for the New York Mets, is met with the early daunting task of breaking this team out of their offensive woes. The offense has sputtered out of the gate to a major league worst in average (.194), slugging (.250) and OPS (.535). Long though, who has been around for 10 years, is not concerned. “I’ve seen all sorts of stuff happen,” said Long, in his...
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Sandy Alderson, the Mets GM and creator of the term “Panic Citi,” agreed with how Terry Collins managed Wedensday’s 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins. Collins who previously stated he was “managing like it was the seventh game of the World Series,” made some interesting moves in the Mets third win of the season. Jim Henderson was called upon to pitch a day after he had...
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Las Vegas (3-3) 6, Sacramento 2 Vegas defeated Sacramento with six runs scored between the sixth and seventh innings. Gavin Cecchini led the charge going 2 for 3 with walk, upping his batting average to .263. Brandon Nimmo sat out as Roger Bernadina played Center field and batted leadoff against Chris Stratton. Travis Taijeron went 1 for 4 with a double and 3 strikeouts batting .261 for the...
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I know this was already addressed on MMO in an article by John Delcos, but I have a somewhat different take on the issue, and that’s what makes this site so special anyway – the wide range of opinions on so many different Mets matters. So Terry Collins knows his team plays hard and knows the effort his group of 25-players put forth in every game. It’s akin to a proud parent...
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