Ranking the Mets players on the current roster, 1-26

In the NCAA basketball tournament, the selection committee ranks all of the teams from 1-68. Let’s take that principle and do it for the current players on the 2024 Mets, 1-26. Typically, the backup catcher and middle reliever would occupy the bottom of the roster but that’s not necessarily the case with this team. To [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 8, Padres 3 (8/22/24)

The Mets banged out 17 hits and took the opening game on their key series with the Padres, 8-3, Thursday night in San Diego. They have won five of their last seven games and are now 67-61 for the season. The offense started early, with Francisco Lindor and Mark Vientos hitting back-to-back doubles in the [...]

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MLB Power Rankings for August 22

This edition of the Power Rankings is created by Dalton Allison, Gus Livaditis and me. Last time out, there were only two contributors to this piece, which partially explains why there’s a lot of movement in the order from last time out. The number in parentheses is the team’s ranking in our last segment. On [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Orioles 3 (8/21/24)

Jesse Winker picked a great time to hit his first homer as a Met. Inserted into the game as a pinch-hitter for the punchless Harrison Bader in the bottom of the ninth inning, Winker homered to left-center to give the Mets a walk-off win, 4-3, over the Orioles Wednesday afternoon. The victory gave the Mets [...]

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Gut Reaction: Orioles 9, Mets 5 (8/20/24)

The Mets tried to make it a game with a four-run eighth inning but a comedy of errors on one play led to the Orioles tacking on two more runs and they finished with a 9-5 win over the Mets Tuesday night at Citi Field. Francisco Lindor hit his second double of the game to [...]

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How the Mets fared with their 2024 deadline additions

Both prior to and at the 2024 trade deadline, the Mets picked up some players to sure up some troubled areas.  They focused on a left-handed bat, a middle of the rotation starter and some established bullpen pieces.  What many of us wanted was the addition of a game changer, like the trade that brought [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Orioles 3 (8/19/24)

The Mets blew a 3-0 lead but Francisco Alvarez made sure that they didn’t lose the game, as he delivered his first walk-off hit, a 421-foot homer, giving the club a 4-3 win in the opening game of the three-game series against the Orioles. With the Braves having the night off, the Mets pulled within [...]

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Trevor Rogers vs David Peterson (8/19/24)

Brian Yesterday at 7:05 pm Peterson pitching - get ready for the Mets to score runs! Metsense Yesterday at 7:19 pm Lot of runs Brian Yesterday at 7:21 pm OK, Peterson, don't forget the mirrors! The walks start early... Metsense Yesterday at 7:23 pm That is ominous Brian Yesterday at 7:23 pm PBF ChrisF Yesterday [...]

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