Gut Reaction: Padres 3, Mets 2 (8/25/24)

The back end of the Mets’ bullpen has been so good for so long. But two of their best relievers gave up homers late, turning a 2-0 lead into a 3-2 loss Sunday afternoon in San Diego. The loss means the Mets split the four-game series with the Padres. But, should the two teams tie, [...]

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Sean Manaea turns it up a notch, Francisco Lindor leads NL in fWAR, Pete Alonso’s August

After starting June off with back-to-back clunkers – a combined 11 ER in 9.1 IP – Sean Manaea has been outstanding. He’s pitched in 13 games since those rough outings and has a 2.83 ERA while limiting opposing batters to a .584 OPS. And the Mets are 10-3 in those Manaea starts. Among the 74 [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 7, Padres 1 (8/24/24)

Francisco Lindor belted two homers and David Peterson pitched into the eighth inning, leading the Mets to a 7-1 win over the Padres in San Diego Saturday night. The Mets have won two of the first three games and will look to claim the series win Sunday afternoon. Lindor’s first home run was a grand [...]

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With his strong pitching the last five weeks, Mets fans hope David Peterson has stepped forward

Five weeks ago, the question was asked here: Will the real David Peterson please stand up? And the six games since that post, Peterson has gone 3-1 with a 2.88 ERA in 34.1 IP. The last four starts have all been good. And while he’s still out-pitching his peripherals, there’s enough there to make one [...]

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Gut Reaction: Padres 7, Mets 0 (8/23/24)

Mets fans can be forgiven if they think Joe Musgrove is the best pitcher around. Musgrove now has 20 consecutive scoreless innings against the Mets, as he led the Padres to a 7-0 win over the Mets Friday night in San Diego. In a game like this, sometimes you say – at least no one [...]

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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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