Binghamton Rumble Ponies videos of Mets prospects

Courtesy of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies come these videos conducted before - Gilbert, Parada, Brignac, Thomas - and after yesterday's Spring Breakout game. Ryan Clifford Blade Tidwell Mike Vasil Drew Gilbert Kevin Parada Reid Brignac Rhylan Thomas

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The denouement of Pete Alonso’s yearly slumps

A few days ago, we noted how Pete Alonso goes thru a slump on a yearly basis that tends to last around 80 PA. If you missed it, here were the gory details: 2019: 7/12-8/1 – 82 PA, .125/.305/.313 2020: 7/24-8/11 – 79 PA, .197/.329/.303 2021: 5/5-6/6 – 78 PA, .197/.308/.303 2022: 8/15-9/6 – 87 [...]

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Albert Pujols reaches 700 career homers

Congratulations to Albert Pujols, who became just the fourth player in MLB history to hit 700 HR! https://twitter.com/CBSSports/status/1573515123716603904?s=20&t=A7wartjQYG8QdXKTocXbhA Very few people have good feelings about the last player - Barry Bonds - who reached 700. And it's a shame because Bonds was such a force in the batter's box. When I was a kid, the [...]

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First hits for the current Mets during the Statcast video era

I was today years old when I learned that Statcast had brief videos of every plate appearance. This is fantastic for the current year but they have previous years, too, dating back to 2018. Not only that, they have both the home and away broadcast available to view. So, in this time when we’re worried [...]

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Some Mets-related Baseball-Reference tutorials

The very first item of our Comment Policy/Terms of Service says this: "The expectation is that everyone knows the sites Baseball-Reference and FanGraphs." There's an incredible amount of information available at both of these sites - most of it free. If you're a baseball fan and you're not going to these sites multiple times a [...]

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Introducing Set TV, a great streaming service for sports and movie fans

Let's cut to the chase - I've got something great to share with everyone. I finally cut the cord because Sling TV offered ESPN channels that would allow me to watch some of the sports that I crave. And I saved a bunch of money by switching from cable. It was a win-win situation. But [...]

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