It’s time to make some tough decisions about the Mets’ bullpen

Let's go back to Mid-March when the Mets’ front office, as well as fans, thought of the Mets potential bullpen as a strength rather than a weakness as it had been in past years. Opening Series came and went. Bobby Parnell went down, three losses, and eleven runs were allowed by the bullpen. The bullpen [...]

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The Mets’ Two-Faced Bullpen Leads To A Spoiled Road Trip

The Mets’ road trip through Philadelphia, Denver and Miami – which started out so promisingly – has dissolved into a bitter hash of recriminations and rain. The hope was that they could continue their of-late fine play and bring home a winning trip. Instead, they have to scramble in these last two games against the [...]

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Daniel Murphy is driving the Mets offense

Daniel Murphy is the only Mets player with at least 75 at-bats who is hitting over .300. Juan Lagares has missed a good portion of the early season, so his numbers are still a little skewed based on small sample size. Murphy is leading the team with eight doubles, he’s second with 19 runs scored, [...]

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Travis d’Arnaud: The key to the highway

“I got the key to the Highway Billed out and bound to go. I’m gonna leave here running; Walking is most too slow.” –Big Bill Broonzy Travis d'Arnaud is going to be an exciting player...a quick review of the tag he applied to Matt Carpenter in the 3-2 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals during [...]

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