Despite both the Yankees and Mets being equidistant from a wild card, and basically in the same boat, the difference between the vibe and feel at both home ballparks is very stark. Yankee Stadium is still vibrant, fun and exciting, while over at Citi Field fewer than 10,000 bodies a night and literally no atmosphere according to Andy Martino of the Daily News. Martino says even the Mets team is...
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General Manager Sandy Alderson recently sat with reports and discussed offseason spending plans heading into 2015. The conclusion? The GM does not predict a generous lift in payroll for next season. The free agent class is not as strong as it’s been in recent history and the Mets can ill-afford to take up more space on the payroll with ineffective longterm contracts. However, in an offseason...
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What’s happening this season between the Mets and the Nationals is getting out of hand. The division leading Nats have absolutely abused the Mets at Citi Field this year and that continued last night. After the Nats hit two home runs, Colon was ejected for retaliating against Ian Desmond and Jayson Werth. After the game, Colon couldn’t understand why he was ejected. Through an...
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Upate (9/12/14) According to Kristie Ackert of The Daily News, Dana Eveland will miss the rest of the season. An MRI showed lots of inflammation in his elbow but no structural damage. Eveland will rest and then be reevaluated. Eveland has been solid for the Mets this year, appearing in 27.1 innings and posting a 2.63 ERA. He has been used as both an inning guy and as a lefty specialist....
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The Mets (71-76) lost the series opener against the division leading Washington Nationals (82-62) by a score of 6 to 2. What you should know: This was an emotional game for both teams and it seemed as if the emotions got the better of Bartolo Colon. Colon got the loss, giving up 5 earned runs including 2 home runs. He falls to 13-12 on the season. More important than the home...
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In what has become the most important series in several years, the Mets open a four game series against the division leading Washington Nationals tonight. Righty Tanner Roark (12-10, 2.97) will oppose Bartolo Colon (13-11, 3.96) with first pitch at 7:10pm. In his last start Colon received the win in the Mets’ 14-5 victory against the Reds on September 5th at Great American Ball Park. He...
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