Wednesday catch-all thread (9/8/21)

Please use this thread all week to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. It's been a tale of two months since Francisco Lindor returned from his IL stint. August was not very good, as he returned without a rehab stint and it showed. September has been a lot better. Here is the breakdown: Aug: [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 9, Marlins 4 (9/7/21)

Pete Alonso hit bookend homers in the first and ninth innings, powering the Mets to a 9-4 win over the Marlins Tuesday night in Miami. Alonso belted a two-run homer in the top of the first inning, his 100th lifetime homer. He added a solo shot in the ninth, giving him 32 HR for the [...]

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How to stop worrying and embrace Javier Baez

It’s probably safe to say that hardcore Mets fans were conflicted when the Mets traded a top prospect for Javier Baez and a depth starter. Most of us wanted to see a deal of some type. But if we were going to deal one of the main prospects, if we had a dose of truth [...]

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Evaluating the Mets’ string of one-run games in August 2021

There is nothing like playing quad-A teams and some palace intrigue to change the tone of things in Queens. Gone is the month of August and play against tough competition, which was replaced by as soft a schedule as imaginable and a string of wins that is balancing the run of losses the previous month. [...]

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Evaluating the Mets’ string of one-run games in August 2021

There is nothing like playing quad-A teams and some palace intrigue to change the tone of things in Queens. Gone is the month of August and play against tough competition, which was replaced by as soft a schedule as imaginable and a string of wins that is balancing the run of losses the previous month. [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 13, Nationals 6 (9/5/21)

The Mets scored four runs in the first inning but the Nationals tied it up by the fifth. The Mets’ bullpen was brilliant, pitching 4.2 hitless innings and the offense sprung back to life in the ninth, plating six runs en route to a 13-6-win Sunday afternoon in Washington D.C. The Mets banged out 16 [...]

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How long can Jonathan Villar’s hot streak last?

After going 3-7 with two walks in Saturday’s doubleheader, Jonathan Villar sits with an .800 OPS for the season. His 120 OPS+ is a career high and his solid play throughout the season has earned the trust of Luis Rojas, who not only has made Villar a regular with all of the infielders healthy, he’s [...]

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Mets split with the Nationals (9/4/21)

The first game went from a laugher to a disaster before a big sigh of relief. In the middle was some bad news and the nightcap was a seesaw affair that ended with the tying run on second base. The end result was a split of the doubleheader with the Nationals Saturday in Washington D.C. [...]

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