Pete Alonso and the BABIPs of the 2022 Mets

From 2015-2019, the BABIP for all of baseball on an annual basis ranged from .296 (’18) to .300 (’16 & ’17.) But in 2020 it dipped to .292 for the year. It was easy to dismiss that, as it was only a 60-game season. However, it was .292 again in 2021. Now, here in the [...]

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Mets sweep doubleheader from Braves (5/3/22)

Carlos Carrasco and Seth Lugo combined on a shutout in the nightcap, giving the Mets a sweep of the doubleheader versus the Braves on Tuesday. The Mets won the opener, 5-4 and took the second game by a 3-0 margin. With the wins, the Mets are 18-8 on the season. Carrasco seemingly had baserunners in [...]

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Jeff McNeil is off to a great start but not for the reason you think

Jeff McNeil is off to a great start, as he’s slashing .360/.422/.520 after 83 PA. Obviously, a small sample and it’s easy to look good when you’ve got a .400 BABIP. Still, many have credited his good start to going back to hitting the ball to all fields after he was trying too hard last [...]

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Gut Reaction: Braves 5, Mets 2 (5/2/22)

Travis d’Arnaud continued to torment the Mets, getting three hits and three RBIs to lead the Braves to a 5-2 win over the Mets Monday night in Citi Field. Shortly before the game, it was announced that Buck Showalter was going to serve a one-game suspension for Yoan Lopez’ alleged throws at Kyle Schwarber. This [...]

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A place to show support for Robinson Cano

Contrary to popular belief, I’m not a heartless bastard. The memory of me fighting an uphill battle to keep the site from being nothing but a cesspool of complaining – one that was lost and caused me to temporarily suspend the site – lives on. There are Robinson Cano supporters out there and I can’t [...]

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The Mets’ self-inflicted roster decision due noon today

We shouldn’t be in this position right now. The Mets are faced with a decision on which hitter to cut from their roster. If a non-biased person was given the specifics, there’s little doubt that Robinson Cano would be cut. He’s old, he can’t hit for power, he has next to no defensive value and [...]

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