In an inconsistent season for the Mets, Mark Vientos has been consistent

To say that it has been a wild year for the New York Mets would be an understatement. They opened the season with an 0-5 start, floundered to 11 games under .500 by June 2, and were suddenly resurrected by a purple mascot (or was it Francisco Lindor’s closed door meeting?). After a scorching hot [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 7, Marlins 3 (8/16/24)

Jeff McNeil and Brandon Nimmo both crushed homers with an exit velocity of 107.7 mph in the fourth inning to power the Mets to a 7-3 win over the Marlins Friday night in Citi Field. The Mets have now scored 26 runs in their last four games after being held to one run in the [...]

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Gary Cohen and Ron Darling finally join Mets360 in criticizing modern SP usage

During Thursday’s game, Steve Gelbs mentioned an article that was posted on ESPN.com by Jesse Rogers, in which it was stated that MLB was considering a radical rule change, one which would require starting pitchers to go six innings. It prompted a lot of discussion among the broadcasters and those of us in the Game [...]

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Gut Reaction: A’s 7, Mets 6 (8/15/24)

Before the series started, if you were told that the Mets were going to score19 runs in three games, you’d feel pretty good that they won two games and it wouldn’t have surprised you if they swept. Instead, they won just once, and it wasn’t Thursday, as they fell to the A’s, 7-6, in a [...]

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What does the immediate future hold for Jesse Winker and his empty AVG?

Between 2017-2021, Jesse Winker had a 129 OPS+ over 1,523 PA. And it seemed like he did the vast majority of his damage against the Mets. After a down season in 2022 and a dismal year in 2023, Winker rebounded with a strong start with the Nationals this season. Back to a 128 OPS+ in [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 9, A’s 1 (8/14/24)

The Mets jumped on top early and added on throughout the game before finishing with a 9-1 win over the A’s Wednesday night at Citi Field. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Mets. The big star of the night was Pete Alonso, who had a four-hit game, including a double and a [...]

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Gut Reaction: A’s 9, Mets 4 (8/13/24)

Paul Blackburn got lit up by his old teammates and the Mets opened their nine-game homestand with a 9-4 loss to the A’s Tuesday night. • Mets had nine hits and five walks but struck out 13 times • Francisco Lindor, Jesse Winker and Jose Iglesias each had two hits • Francisco Alvarez and Harrison [...]

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