First off, thanks to MMO reader New York Mammoths for sharing his graphic with us. When word came out that this “True New Yorker” campaign was hatched by a third party marketing firm, and that it wasn’t a genuine – from the heart – plea for support from the players who signed the letter, my first thought was Fred and Jeff. There they go again… Everything...
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If I changed my name to “Captain Obvious” I would have said that the Mets were hoping to start the month of May the way they ended April. With a rainout. I kid I kid. Things were certainly going right before the calender changed as the Mets took two out of three from the Marlins, and won the first game of the short two-game series against the Phillies. I am not sure if it was the...
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The Mets (16-14) beat the Rockies (19-14) by a score of 5-1 on Sunday afternoon in Colorado to salvage the final game of their four-game series. Dillon Gee got the start for the Mets and was once again solid, tossing six-plus scoreless innings while striking out 5 and allowing only 6 hits and a walk. Gee also came somewhat close to being the first Mets pitcher to get a hit this season, but it...
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According to Adam Rubin, a CT scan revealed that Eric Young Jr. suffered a bruise to the right cheekbone after a freak accident during batting practice. Lucas Duda was hitting in an indoor batting cage at Coors Field when a baseball hit the screen and ricocheted, striking Young below the right eye. Juan Lagares, who was originally not in the starting lineup, replaced Young and batted leadoff. No...
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The Mets will try and avoid a four-game sweep at the hands of the Colorado Rockies today when the two teams go toe-to-toe in a 4:10 PM matchup at Coors Field. Dillon Gee (2-1, 2.88 ERA) gets the assignment for the Mets and will be opposed by right-hander Jhoulys Chacin for the Rockies. Gee is 6-1 with a 2.52 ERA (17 earned runs/60.2 innings pitched) over his last nine road starts. He has won...
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In 2006, the Mets rolled to a division title. The turning point of the season came in early June, during a three-city, ten-game road trip. The Mets had opened up a seven-game bulge in the NL East by late April, but their lead in the division had been halved to a more tenuous 3½-game lead by early June. New York split the first two games of their long road trip in 2006, but then won each of the...
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