T.J. Rivera hopes Wilmer Flores injury gets him to the show

So, the Mets are going to go a couple of days without a backup middle infielder, as Wilmer Flores goes to the DL and is to be replaced by Sean Gilmartin. The Mets decided a full complement of relievers was more important than a utility guy and in the short run, they’re probably right. Besides [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Dodgers 3 (5/11/16)

Noah Syndergaard did his best Bugs Bunny imitation and (almost) single-handedly beat the Dodgers, 4-3, Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Syndergaard needed just 95 pitches to complete eight innings. He allowed just two runs, both coming on solo shots, walked one and fanned six. It was a very strong outing. But as good as he [...]

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How Strat-O-Matic might grade out the 2016 Mets

We Mets fans are use to hearing Keith Hernandez refer back to his days of playing Strat-O-Matic baseball as a teen. He mentions the game when lauding a great defensive player saying things like “this guy’s a definite ‘1’ in Strat.” But if an outfield messes up consistently he’ll label him a “4”. The well [...]

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Gut Reaction: Dodgers 3, Mets 2 (5/10/16)

The Mets had their three-game winning streak snapped as they fell to the Dodgers, 3-2, Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Jacob deGrom again didn't have his best stuff but after allowing two runs in the first inning he battled through seven innings and did not allow another run. Yoenis Cespedes and the wind/night air helped [...]

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Bartolo Colon may stay in rotation for entire season

The story was trending on Twitter, and plenty of people were sharing posts on Facebook, while Instagram was filled with videos from the unforgettable play. Bartolo Colon delivered plenty of material to baseball fans when he hit the home run off of James Shields on Saturday night. It was the story all of baseball was [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4 Dodgers 2 (5/9/16)

For the second straight day, Mets' relief pitchers tiptoed past the lions' den without disturbing a single sleeping feline. Early homers and stout bullpen work allowed the Mets to maintain their ultra-slim lead in the NL East. Curtis Granderson sent the first pitch of the game from Scott Kazmir into the right field stands and [...]

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Mets Minors: Wuilmer Becerra has gone supernova

By this point, you know who Wuilmer Becerra is.  He’s the final piece of the coup that Sandy Alderson orchestrated with the Toronto Blue Jays when he traded away R.A. Dickey.  You’ve seen Travis d’Arnaud and have seen him shine as a starting catcher.  You’ve witnessed the emergence of Noah Syndergaard as an astonishing pitching [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4 Padres 3 (5/8/16)

On Mother's Day, 2016, the Mets and San Diego Padres played one mother of a ballgame. It was hard fought, and kind of wild. The Mets took the field in all pink road uniforms, which simultaneously raised breast cancer awareness and made them look like nine giant bottles of Pepto-Bismol. Matt Harvey started for the [...]

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