Gut reaction: Yankees 7, Mets 6 – 7/21/18

The Mets seemed destined to lose this game until Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman entered in the ninth and couldn't find the strike zone. The flame throwing lefty walked three, hit a batter and allowed an infield single to close the gap from 7-3 to 7-6, but the unlikely rally came up short as Chasen Shreve, [...]

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Meaning of Subway series different for Mets and Yankees

The rest of the baseball world will be paying attention to New York City, as the New York Yankees and New York Mets battle each other in the Subway Series. The Yankees, who clearly are looking over their crosstown rivals, have decided to rest their top two starting pitchers, CC Sabathia and Luis Severino. The [...]

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Here’s how the Mets can avoid blowing another trade deadline

Other than the annual amateur draft, Major League Baseball teams have two big opportunities to shape a roster - the off-season and the summer trade deadline.b The Mets blew both in the last calendar year and hence we're battling for last place instead of a playoff spot. Short-sighted thinking is the wrong approach. Short-sighted thinking [...]

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Good? Bad? Probably ugly: Yoenis Cespedes at first base

Contrary to popular belief, Yoenis Cespedes has not dropped off the face of the Earth. Apparently, he’s been rehabbing and is about to start playing games in the minors. Under normal circumstances, this would be good news, a heartwarming tale of the Mets’ best hitter getting primed to lead them back to – this should [...]

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Mets 2018 midseason report card

When the season started, my opinion was that with reasonable health and with reasonable luck, this was a team that could challenge for 95 wins. Surprise, surprise – they didn’t get either one of those. But they probably weren’t that good, either. It makes giving grades out even more difficult than normal. But that won’t [...]

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Poll: Which All-Star game would you rather watch?

Tonight’s All-Star game should be a treat. Mike Trout is every bit as good as the stars from the 1950s and 1960s who are recognized as the greats of the game. Jacob deGrom has put up a better first half than Tom Seaver in 1969 or 1971 or Dwight Gooden in 1985. We’ll get to [...]

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