Gut Reaction: Mets 7 Phillies 0 (5/27/15)

They say blondes have more fun. The blondies on the Mets decided they were going to sweep the Phillies, one way or another. Noah Syndergaard, Lucas Duda and Michael Cuddyer all conspired to bring that about. The story today was Syndergaard. In the best outing of his brief major league career, he pitched into the [...]

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Mets Card of the Week: 2014 Juan Lagares

2014 TOPPS JUAN LAGARES FIRST EDITION My distant progeny will no doubt be thoroughly confused by aspects of my card collection. Sure, they'll probably understand all the Old Judge and T206 cards, although they might scratch their collective heads and wonder why each and every last card features a player from Brooklyn, be they Bridegrooms, [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 5 Phillies 4 (10) (5/26/15)

Two extra-inning games, two walk-off wins. The Mets battled back from a disastrous eighth-inning bullpen implosion to take their second consecutive game from the phallin' Phillies. This was a game that for all the world looked like it would be a breeze. Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and threw darts all night. His only [...]

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What the Mets lineup should look like when Travis d’Arnaud returns

The Mets are bad. Really bad. After an impressive 15-5 start, the Mets have gone 10-16 and have largely failed to play professional baseball with any kind of aplomb. The pitching has scuffled (even Harvey has taken a turn for the worst), the defense is not great, and the offense is just putrid. The sad [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 6, Phillies 3 (5/25/15)

Bartolo Colon pitched a quality start for the first time since May 5th and the Mets received home runs from Lucas Duda, Michael Cuddyer and Wilmer Flores to push past the lowly Phillies. I never get tired of saying "lowly Phillies". Cuddyer and Flores in particular needed to step up to Terry Collins' call-to-arms after [...]

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Mets Minors: Gavin Cecchini continues to impress offensively

The most unappreciated prospect for the Mets right now is Gavin Cecchini. It seems odd to type that since most of my comments since the day the Mets drafted him have been less than flattering. But the simple truth is that since the end of last season, Cecchini has been putting up tremendous numbers that [...]

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Keeping Daniel Murphy would be wise

Time and time again, Daniel Murphy’s name seems to bring a feeling of frustration amongst Mets fans, as there have been plenty of moments on the basepaths and on the field that make you wonder what you just witnessed. Murphy has been the second baseman for the Mets over the past four seasons, and the [...]

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