Victor Caratini clubbed two home runs to power the Cubs to a 4-1 victory over the Mets Thursday night and a sweep of the three-game series. The Mets have now lost six in a row and head to Philadelphia with none of the swagger with which this nine-game homestand started. Caratini, the backup catcher for [...]
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It might be the storyline of 2019, especially if the Mets make the playoffs. Pete Alonso the joyous innocent rookie slugger has amped up a fading franchise and pushed them to back competitiveness with 400+ foot bombs and the tearing of jerseys. As a fan, it doesn’t get much better than that. Unfortunately for Alonso [...]
So many times we talk about a player on a hot streak and we'll use the phrase, "the hits are falling in." Right now we've got a guy on a hot streak with a sub-.300 BABIP. Michael Conforto in his last 134 PA has a .938 OPS with a .284 BABIP. He's got 15 BB [...]