As Mets return from the IL, which ‘bench mob’ guys get the axe?

As the double-digit number of guys on the IL start to return, the Mets and their fans are going to have to face some hard realities. We all want to see the stars and name players return. But by necessity, that means that some of the "bench mob" will have to be sent packing. Yennsy [...]

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A league of Dave Kingmans, Taijuan Walker’s great start, Francisco Lindor’s first 45 games

In Saturday night’s nationally televised game, one of the announcers made a comment that – speculating – was meant as a put down but is actually something worth discussing in more detail. He said that today’s game has essentially turned every hitter into Dave Kingman. Lifetime, Kingman had a .236 AVG and a .302 OBP [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 13, Braves 2 (5/29/21)

This morning it was pointed out that the Mets hadn’t scored more than eight runs in a game all season. So, the Mets exploded for 13 runs – one more than they scored in the previous six contests – and Taijuan Walker returned from the IL to lead the Mets to a 13-2 win over [...]

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A dive into the Mets’ daily runs scored results

By now you’ve heard how good the Mets are when they score at least four runs. There seems to be some confusion by some of you out there what their record is, though. After a 4-2 win in the second game of Thursday’s doubleheader, the Mets are now 18-4 in games where they surpass three [...]

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It’s beginning to look a lot like 2009

If this all feels eerily familiar, it's because we've seen this movie before. This is not the first time the Mets began a season with so much optimism, only to watch high hopes turn to despair as seemingly everyone but the announcers in the broadcast booth got injured. Let's go back to 2009. The team [...]

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Mets sweep twinbill from Rockies (5/27/21)

The Mets swept a doubleheader from the Rockies Thursday afternoon, winning the opener, 1-0, and the second game by a 4-2 margin. The Mets are now 24-20 on the season and how this M*A*S*H unit is four games over .500 is nothing short of remarkable. Marcus Stroman and Edwin Diaz combined on a 3-hit shutout [...]

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Mets to play single admission doubleheader this afternoon

Yesterday's rainout necessitated a doubleheader today. Since going to 7-inning games in twinbills, the Mets haven't fared particularly well but that's not a big surprise given that their record in 2020 was lousy. This year, the Mets have played three doubleheaders and they swept Philadelphia and split with Colorado and St. Louis. Marcus Stroman was [...]

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