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The Mets defeated the Padres at Citi Field tonight, and all it took was 11 innings. It brought them back to .500 and snapped their four-game losing streak. Jacob deGrom, continuing to prove he's this team's true ace, pitched a great one that he deserved to win but obviously didn't. His only mistake was not [...]
Hey, it's not all bad, right? It might not seem like it, and you may not believe it with the pending news on Zack Wheeler, but things actually could have been even worse for these 2016 Mets. If some folks got their way, we may not even talking about a wild card spot right now. [...]
The Mets lost to the Padres tonight at Citi Field by a score of 8-6. It was the Mets' fourth loss in a row, dropping them to 57-58. They hadn't been below .500 since April before this loss. Logan Verrett started this one and followed his bad previous start with an utterly garbage outing against [...]
The 8th inning pitcher has become a very valuable piece on any competitive team. The six or seven inning start has become the norm, so in a close game, bridging the gap from starter to closer has become critical. Many games are won and lost in the 7th and 8th innings. Think back to years [...]
...I really thought I just hit rock bottom. But today, it's like there's rock bottom, then 50 feet of crap, then me. -- Friends On this doggiest of dog days, the Mets wilted in the humidity and completed being swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks -- yes, you read that right: swept by the Diamondbacks -- [...]
The way things are going for the Mets lately, 2015 seems like a distant memory. If you’re reading this, you already know what happened: a blazing start, a drop back to Earth with a squalid offense, two moves not made at the trade deadline, one move that was and a blistering run to the NL [...]
Tonight the Mets were at home against Robbie Ray, a young lefty who entered the game with an ERA of nearly 5. Easy win right? A look at the advanced stats showed that Ray was giving up more than 10 hits and 3.5 walks per game. Should have been a can of corn, except that [...]
The non-waiver trade deadline was at 4 p.m. Eastern on Monday, August 1st. Since I was not working that day I had the opportunity to follow the last couple of hours viewing MLB Network and ESPN and, with tablet in lap, monitoring the Twitterverse. It was tedious sticking with MLB Network since one of their [...]