The packed stadium was now empty. The dressings of Opening Day gone. Day turned to night. And the Mets still in search of their 2014 offense. For the first time since 2005, the Mets will start the season 0-2. Also, for the first time since 1997, they start the season 0-2 at home. The Nationals defeated the Mets 5-1 in mundane fashion on a chilly, Wednesday night. It is still extremely early in...
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April 2 Mets GM Sandy Alderson discussed why he signed Bobby Abreu during his press conference today, citing that “his approach at the plate made him very attractive to us.” Alderson said that he could see the 41-year old veteran as a potential fifth-outfielder who could be “a guy off the bench” for the Mets this season. One reporter asked Alderson if Abreu was being...
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Nationals vs Mets Wednesday 4/2, 7:10 PM ET at Citi Field Starting Lineup Juan Lagares – CF Wilmer Flores – 2B David Wright – 3B Curtis Granderson – RF Chris Young – LF Josh Satin – 1B Travis d’Arnaud – C Ruben Tejada – SS Bartolo Colon – RHP Mets Notes The team announced that outfielder Chris Young will be in tonight’s starting lineup and make his Mets debut tonight. Young...
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For those who haven’t seen, Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton on WFAN stirred up some controversy this morning regarding Daniel Murphy’s paternity leave this week, criticizing him for taking time off after his son was born. Murphy is expected to be back with the team on Thursday, but has been away from the team since the weekend. “Now it’s one thing to want to be there for...
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Opening Day has come and gone, but there is always time for another projection. While I didn’t get to finish this series, I had written the majority of the Curtis Granderson projection, so I just decided to finish is and publish. Enjoy. The Mets made an enormous splash this offseason, spending the most money on a single free agent since Jason Bay, inking outfielder Curtis Granderson to a...
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Not once during Sandy Alderson’s tenure as general manager with the Mets has he pieced together anything close to an adequate bullpen, writes Marc Carig of Newsday. And as the Mets begin their fourth season under Alderson, it’s unclear whether that will change any time soon. “The bullpen has not been good over the last several years,” Alderson said before a bullpen implosion ruined Opening Day....
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