The Terry Collins era is over in Flushing

The New York Mets and manager Terry Collins have parted ways after seven seasons, a move that was neither surprising nor unexpected. It brings an end to an era of Mets baseball in which fans experienced a roller coaster of highs and lows both on and off the field. Regardless of how you feel about [...]

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Gut Reaction: Phillies 11, Mets 0 – 10/1/17

What a fitting end to a disastrous, ugly season. In Terry Collins' last game managing the Mets, the team came up empty, falling 11-0 to the last place Phillies. The Mets finished the season with a putrid 70-92 record, their worst since 2009, which coincidentally was the last time this team suffered such an epidemic [...]

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The 100-year-old men, Robert Gsellman’s redemption, the Juan Lagares dilemma

September means expanded rosters and the Mets have 33 guys to use as they play out the string. Which may make you wonder why we keep seeing the same lineup with guys on the wrong side of 30 again and again and again. Three of the top five players in PA in September were Jose [...]

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