The strange sensation of wanting Wilmer Flores in the lineup

For nearly two months now, Wilmer Flores has been one of the best hitters on the team. Since coming off the DL in late May and getting regular playing time, Flores has posted a .293/.346/.537 line in 136 PA. If I didn’t see it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have believed it. No one [...]

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Gut Reaction: Cubs 5, Mets 1 (7/18/16)

The Mets' eight-game winning streak against the Cubs came to an end Monday night, as Chicago defeated New York, 5-1. In a familiar refrain, the Mets had their chances but couldn't come up with the big hit. Four different innings they had two runners on base but they could not cash in on any of [...]

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Mets Minors: Introducing Thomas Szapucki

You may not know the name Thomas Szapucki just yet but (the player MLB.com ranked as the Met’s 17th best prospect) will likely be moving even higher in the rankings if he can continue his early success. At 20 years old, Szapucki is 6’2” lefty with a mid-low 90s fastball. He’s best known for his [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 5, Phillies 0 (7/17/16)

The Mets rebounded from Saturday's disappointment with a 5-0 win over the Phillies, taking the rubber game of their three-game set and moving to seven games over .500 for the year. Jacob deGrom was magnificent. He pitched the first complete game of his major league career and the first one by a Mets pitcher this [...]

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Jose Reyes and hoping for a happy ending

If you were watching the Mets in 2011, and earlier, no doubt you have fond memories of Jose Reyes. A young Reyes was absolutely electric, seemed to have a permanent smile on his face and played with such joy. The Mets had had speedy guys play for them before but Reyes was so much more [...]

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Travis d’Arnaud and the Mets’ offense are at the crossroads

Travis d’Arnaud is at a crossroads in his career. Is he the reliable offensive threat like he was in 2015 when he posted an .825 OPS with 12 home runs in a half season of playing time? Or is he the 2016 version of a .645 OPS player that is mired in the eighth spot [...]

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Gut reaction: Mets 5, Phillies 3 – 7/15/2016

The Mets came out of the gate on a high note, beating the Phillies 5-3 behind good pitching and a 3-run home run from Neil Walker. Bartolo Colon was perfect through four, setting down the first 12 batters he faced. He came undone a bit in the 6th inning, following an error by first baseman [...]

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Five big questions the Mets need to answer

Over the remaining few weeks of July leading up to the trade deadline, the Mets have some big questions to answer. 1- What do we do when Lucas Duda comes back? James Loney has been solid and he can platoon with Wilmer Flores who's really come on strong of late. Do we plug Duda back [...]

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