Mets need to spend smarter, not harder

Over the past few seasons, the Mets have not exactly been the poster child for efficiency. Whether it be in the way that the product on the field has performed, or the way that the front office has spent during the past few offseasons, the Mets are an easy team to criticize. This past season, [...]

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A pessimistic view on 2019

The New York Mets have not always been known as an opportune franchise. The 2019 season is no exception, as they will miss the post season for the third consecutive season. Although they will finish above .500 for the first time in that three-year span, it is difficult to see a silver lining in the [...]

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Mets will have a crowded leadoff spot for the future

The New York Mets are currently worried about somehow scratching their way into the 2019 NL Wildcard game. Should they make it, this would be considered one of their most miraculous runs to reach the playoffs. Should they not, it still will not be seen as a completely lost season for the team. It is [...]

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Give Pete Alonso the “C”

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Pete Alonso, in his short time with the New York Mets, has blazed his own trail. This trail has included him beating out Dom Smith for the first base job and [...]

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Jeffress would be a risky experiment for Mets at this point

The 2019 rendition of the New York Mets have showed just how volatile the sport of baseball can be. Over the course of May and June, the bullpen of the Mets seemed to be imploding the team, and that led to a 23-33 record over that span. Following the All-Star break however, the team started [...]

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There is a new worst Met jersey of all time

I have written on this website before about uniforms, and the many different variations that the New York Mets have donned in their days. It seems like the general consensus is that many fans tend to like the classic Met pinstripe more than any other variation that the Mets have donned. Not many are opposed [...]

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J.D. Davis is just one piece in Mets youth renaissance

If you were to pick between having to watch a New York Mets game in with Todd Frazier starting at third base, or J.D. Davis starting at third base, the choice would be easy for most people who have followed the Mets this season. To bring The Godfather into this, it would be an offer [...]

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Some hope on the Lowrie front

It seems that after many twists and turns, finally the inevitable is going to happen. After being one of the more prized acquisitions of the offseason for Brodie Van Wagenen, Jed Lowrie has yet to don the blue and orange of the New York Mets. Now that it is the dog days of August, it [...]

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On the acquisition of Brad Brach

With the Mets now contenders for the playoffs, and excitement growing with them being built up around the league, it is now time to take the team seriously. When you take a team seriously, you must look at the flaws in order to be able to defeat it. The starting rotation has been nearly untouchable [...]

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The Mets will soon face a true test to playoff hopes

If it was somehow possible to do the impossible, and remove the month of the June from this season for the New York Mets, things would be a lot more optimistic than they currently look. Sure, the team is absolutely surging at the moment, with the help of playing some teams that aren’t exactly competitive. [...]

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Bullpen still facing consequences of Cano/Diaz trade

With the way that this year’s edition of the New York Mets were constructed, and the hype that surrounded the team, it has become quite easy to play the “what if?” game with this team. There are so many “what if” scenarios that surround this team, especially when you dive into the Robinson Cano and [...]

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An interesting stretch lies ahead for the Mets

There are points in a season where every winning team faces a turning point, and this point of the season is not usually recognized until a later point in time. The 2015 season saw the almost trade of Wilmer Flores and a sweep of the Washington Nationals propel the Mets all the way to the [...]

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