The bad and good streaks of Amed Rosario

Since the middle of June, Amed Rosario has been on an offensive hot streak. And while his hitting has taken a huge step forward, his defense has gotten a bit better, too. Most likely because of his offensive outburst, the talk of his moving to center field has died down some here lately. Is he [...]

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The Mets will soon face a true test to playoff hopes

If it was somehow possible to do the impossible, and remove the month of the June from this season for the New York Mets, things would be a lot more optimistic than they currently look. Sure, the team is absolutely surging at the moment, with the help of playing some teams that aren’t exactly competitive. [...]

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Gut Reaction: Pirates 8, Mets 4 (8/2/19)

The Mets jumped out to a 3-0 lead but were unable to hold it, as they fell to the Pirates, 8-4, in the opener of their three-game series in Pittsburgh Friday night. The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak for the Mets, their longest of the season. Steven Matz was sharp early but it all [...]

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3 ex-Mets singin’ the swan song

In the past week, former Mets Matt Harvey, Asdrubal Cabrera and Lucas Duda were released by their teams. Harvey's attempt to resurrect his stalled career with the Angels came up way short as he put up embarrassing numbers. Duda had a similar experience before being cut loose by Kansas City. Cabrera was  slashing a modest [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, White Sox 0 (8/1/19)

Zack Wheeler tossed seven shutout innings, lifting the Mets to a sweep of the White Sox as they posted a 4-0 victory. It’s the seventh-straight win for the Mets, raises their record since the All-Star break to 13-5 and brings them within two games of .500 for the year. Wheeler was great for five innings [...]

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Has Noah Syndergaard just been trade bait?

To paraphrase Mark Twain: “The reports of his trading are greatly exaggerated.” Time and time again Noah Syndergaard’s name has come up in trade talks, but then each time any trade appears to get shut down. Last Friday an anonymous report came out expressing that Syndergaard was definitely being traded only to have new reports [...]

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