Frazier bringing key chemistry to 2018 squad

Something is oddly familiar about this New York Mets team. For many, myself included, feelings of the 2015 NL Pennant Championship team arise. This team has fight to it, so far facing run deficits dauntlessly in comeback efforts. The clutch hits have come consistently, and they are able to drive in runs without the use [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 6, Brewers 5 (4/13/18)

The Mets extended their winning streak to nine games with a 6-5 victory over the Brewers Friday night in the first of a three-game series. Todd Frazier delivered his first Mets homer in his first trip to the plate and added his second Mets homer the next time he came to bat. New Met Jose [...]

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These Mets summon 49-year-old ghosts

Yes, yes, I know. It’s a marathon, not a sprint, as the old cliché goes. It’s April 12. It’s only 11 games. When the inevitable “crash” comes – by “crash, I mean something along the lines of a three-game losing streak -- it will feel lousy. But hot damn does this start put a smile [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Marlins 1 4/11/18

After starting slow out of the gate, the New York Mets were able to recover and come back to defeat the Miami Marlins 4-1. The Mets were held hitless through six innings by Marlins starter Jarlin Garcia, who really dominated the lineup. In the top of the seventh, Marlins manager Don Mattingly made a head-scratching [...]

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Robert Gsellman and Seth Lugo thrive early in new roles

It’s very easy to second-guess decisions that other people have to make and the right answer is always crystal clear with the benefit of hindsight. It’s why there are a million armchair managers and GMs, myself definitely included. One of the things that has really annoyed me over the years in my armchair role has [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 8, Marlins 6 – 4/10/18

All good things must come to an end, but not just yet. In what appeared to be an impending end to their early season win streak, the Mets refused to lose, topping the Marlins 8-6 with a fantastic comeback. Jacob deGrom looked terrific for four innings and the Mets jumped out to an early  3-0 [...]

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Five reasons for the Mets’ hot start

Winning cures everything and with the Mets sitting at 8-1, life looks pretty good. It’s important to remember that some people were fretting about the club’s poor record in Grapefruit League play this Spring and the feeling at the end of 2017, both the regular season and the calendar year, was one of overwhelming negativity. [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Marlins 2 4/9/18

It was a close call towards the end, but the Jeurys Familia was able to shut the door on the Marlins in the bottom of the ninth, catapulting the Mets to a 4-2 victory. Once again, the offense of the Mets set a tone that would stick throughout the game. It started early, as the [...]

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