Gut reaction: Yankees 5, Mets 1 7/3/19

The good vibes from last night's Subway Series win faded as the Mets bats failed to show up tonight in a 5-1 loss to the Yankees. Jason Vargas got off to a rocky start, allowing two runs in the opening inning, the settled down for four scoreless innnings, before tiring in the sixth and allowing [...]

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An informal Mets fan poll as we head to the AS break

Recently, a poll was sent out to Mets fans friends of mine. The fans range from all shapes and sizes and represent a small sample size of the thoughts of a very large and passionate fan base. The fans were polled on eight questions ranging from multiple choice to free form. Below is what was [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Yankees 2 (7/2/19)

A little less than a month ago, the Mets and Yankees played a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium, the second game of which featured a pounding of Yankee starter James Paxton. This intra-city rite of summer picked up again tonight at Citi Field, with the Mets hoping to repeat that performance. They'd send Zack Wheeler to [...]

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Jacob deGrom earned his All-Star berth

In a minor surprise, Mets ace pitcher Jacob deGrom was selected to the N.L. All-Star team, joining fellow Mets Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil. It’s a minor surprise because teams, like the Mets, that are closer to the bottom than the top, don’t usually rate three players on the All-Star squad. Alonso seemed like a [...]

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Mets Minors: Ali Sanchez hits better as he climbs the ladder

The Mets signed Ali Sanchez almost exactly six years ago. The, then, 16 year old was signed alongside Luis Silva and Yeffry De Aza. Baseball America's Ben Badler wrote in 2013: Sanchez, 16, is 6 feet, 180 pounds with good catch-and-throw skills, quick feet and good hands. Scouts highest on him have been impressed with [...]

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