Mostly, you should ignore Spring Training. The only results that matter is how a player is progressing toward getting ready for the season. That’s much more important than their stats or a team’s Win-Loss record. However, I do admit there is one aspect of Spring Training that has me troubled. Things have been very quiet in Washington. Last year, Bryce Harper went from asking where...
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The worst thing that can happen to the Mets is them losing one of their pitchers for any period of time. With Matt Harvey’s undisclosed and unknown medical situation, this fear is now a reality. The scary part about it is how it has escalated. First, the Mets assumed he was hung over. Then, they thought it wouldn’t prevent him from making his next Spring Training start. Now,...
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You love him. You hate him. He can carry a team. He can make a costly error to lose the game. He can leave you with your jaw hanging low. He can make you use profanity that you never knew you had inside of you. When the Mets signed outfielder Yoenis Cespedes in the offseason, it was deemed as something as a coup. After the Game 5 loss to Kansas City in the World Series, fans seemed split over...
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The Mets failed to win for the 11th straight game dating back to March 17th but did avoid their fourth straight tie. Bartolo Colon made his final start of the spring, limiting the Cardinals to three runs over 6 solid innings. He threw 92 pitches, striking out five, allowing seven hits, and walked nobody. The Mets got a 1-2-3 7th inning from Erik Goeddel who got Ruben Tejada to fly out to start...
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Veteran righty Bartolo Colon will take the mound this afternoon as the Mets travel to Roger Dean Stadium to face the St. Louis Cardinals at 1:05 p.m. ET on Monday. He will oppose right-hander Carlos Martinez for the Cards. Asdrubal Cabrera will play in his first Grapefruit League game since March 10 this afternoon. He was out with a strained the patellar tendon in his left knee. The Mets have...
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Long Island born Steven Matz has struggled through his spring starts thus far, bringing an 8.31 ERA into Sunday’s start against the Washington Nationals. Matz finally seemed to get on the right track by putting in a solid performance against the Mets’ biggest rival. “It’s nice to get some results during spring training,” said Matz. “You’re out there...
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