Do the Mets have what it takes to hold off the Nationals?

The New York Mets have been dubbed the biggest story of 2015 by many sports writers, and rightfully so. This season, the Mets have gone from the best team in baseball, to one of the worst teams, and back to one of the best. The Mets’ recent success is mostly due to the additions made [...]

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Alex Torres and judging relievers on a few bad outings

One of the hardest things a manager has to do is run his bullpen and there are very few skippers who do it well year in and year out. There are a number of reasons for this and one of them is the sample size issue. It’s rare for a current reliever to exceed 80 [...]

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Mets Card of the Week: Ticket stub

The ghost of my older brother is usually pretty silent. Sure, it makes some noise around the holidays, slipping into the credenza to rattle the commemorative Norman Rockwell dishes that he bought for our mother inexplicably each Christmas. And sadly I hear it now making sounds of distressing assent while Donald Trump cheapens the democratic [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4 Rockies 0 (8/11/15)

Eight innings, four hits, four strikeouts, no walks. This may look like a fairly pedestrian pitching line for the Zack Grienkes or Adam Wainwrights of the world, but this might have been Matt Harvey's best game of the season. Keeping the Colorado offense off balance all night, Harvey used every weapon in his arsenal without [...]

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David Wright’s return and impact on others in the Mets’ lineup

The Mets are quickly gaining credibility around the league even after four months of mediocrity at the dish. Much of the reason that the Mets have struggled at the plate in 2015 is the absence of the heart and soul of the Metropolitan offense: David Wright. His presence in the Mets dugout almost guarantees a [...]

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Sandy Alderson must continue the bold moves

The Trading Deadline has come and gone and Sandy Alderson has looked like a hero bringing in both help for the offense and for the bullpen. He has always been just a touch slower in his approach to the active roster though, so now is the time for him to continue his drive towards October [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Rockies 2 (8/10/15)

The Mets scored three runs in the seventh inning for a come-from-behind 4-2 win over the Rockies in Citi Field Monday night. A single and two walks loaded the bases with two outs for Curtis Granderson in the seventh. He did a great job of working the count and was hit by a pitch to [...]

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Ya Gotta Send Conforto, Not Campbell, Down

We baseball fans tend to be a passionate bunch. We lend more credence to our hearts than our minds, as much as we embrace sabremetrics. That’s why almost every Met fan is wrong about today’s Michael Cuddyer reinstatement. GM Sandy Alderson announced Cuddyer would return Monday, but played coy about the corresponding move until well [...]

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Mets Minors: Dilson Herrera and a lineup of future Mets

The Mets have traded away more than a little of the pitching they once had in their minor league system.  With Michael Fulmer, Casey Meisner, Luis Cessa and others all playing for new teams, one might think that the Met farm system is bereft of talent, but that is not the case.  The Mets have [...]

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