Gut Reaction: Brewers 3 Mets 2 (6/23/15)

Six games, eight runs scored, six losses. Those are the stats that count on this road trip from hell. The Mets have given back everything they may have gained in April as their record now stands at 36-36. That means that after their 13-3 start, they've gone 23-33. Was this what we -- and they [...]

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Three obvious problems (and solutions) for the Mets

From 15-5 to 24-21 to 36-30 and now to 36-35, the 2015 Mets are an absolute question mark when it comes to deciding whether or not this team is actually a major league team- never mind a playoff team. The past five games have been the most disappointing stretch all season and it’s hard not [...]

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Terry Collins, the Mets infield and why it hurts to lose

Player PA OPS fWAR wRC+ Kevin Plawecki 129 .598 .1 68 Eric Campbell 142 .542 -.4 58 Ruben Tejada 133 .736 .6 107 Dilson Herrera 77 .622 .4 78 Wilmer Flores 248 .688 .9 93 There is something glaringly wrong with this table, and it's the fact that Ruben Tejada has been one of, if [...]

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