Gut Reaction: Mets 6, Red 4 (9/24/15)

The Mets got some critical rallies, and collected 12 hits on the way to their victory tonight. Daniel Murphy in particular has stayed hot over his past seven games, hitting .360/.385/.800, with two home runs, six RBI and just one strikeout. He was three-for-five tonight with a rare triple, while Lucas Duda appeared to be [...]

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Does David Wright play tight when the heat’s on?

The Mets are taking slow, inexorable steps towards their first division title in nine years. By the calculations over here, they should clinch sometime in the September 30/October 1 area. Funny word, should. Similar things were said in 2007 and 2008 – and many fans right now are pushing the panic button, having horrible flashbacks [...]

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It’s bizarro world as Mets can’t win at home yet maintain lead

The one thing we’ve learned this September is that we don’t know anything when it comes to the Mets. Who would have imagined that during the middle of September, with a nine-game homestand facing two teams around 30 games under .500 that the Mets would go 3-6, yet still hold a commanding 6.5 game lead, [...]

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