The Mets are avoiding their typical ‘June Swoon’

Much has been written and discussed about how the Mets fall apart in June putting themselves in a hole that they need to claw out of to be competitive.  When looking back on the last eight years - not including the Covid-shortened 2020 season - there have certainly been some months of June that stand [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 14, Rangers 2 (6/17/24)

The first game of the road trip did not disappoint, as the Mets banged out 22 hits and 14 runs in a 14-2 shellacking of the Rangers Monday night in Texas. It was the first time since 2019 that the Mets eclipsed the 20-hit mark and it was also their sixth-straight victory. Pete Alonso had [...]

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Pitch tempo data and the Mets

The idea for this article began with a question that I pondered yesterday during the broadcast of the Brooklyn Cylcones, the Mets’ High-A affiliate, and the Hudson Valley Renegades: Do relief pitchers tend to work at a faster pace than starting pitchers? While that is not the scope of this particular piece, it got me [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 11, Padres 6 (6/16/24)

The Mets hit two homers in the first inning, jumped out to a 7-1 lead en route to an 11-6 win over the Padres Sunday afternoon. The victory gave the Mets a sweep of the series and they’re now riding a five-game winning streak and have won nine of their last 11 games. Trailing 1-0, [...]

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Breaking down Sean Manaea’s production as a Met

In his first 13 games as a Met, Sean Manaea is 4-3 with a 4.11 ERA. That’s a 93 ERA+ and he’s averaging just a tick over 5 IP per start, as he has 65.2 IP. It’s not what I envisioned when the Mets signed him but there’s plenty of blame to go around for [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 5, Padres 1 (6/15/24)

On a date freighted with New York Mets history, both disastrous and triumphant, the Mets got themselves a win over a quality team. This makes it two in a row over the Padres, eight-out-of-ten overall, another series win and maybe something brewing this season after all. Rookie Adam Mazur made his first career start in [...]

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Looking deeper at Francisco Lindor’s lineup spot

Francisco Lindor has seen success this season following a slow start. This has been a typical pattern of Lindor’s time with the Mets, a slow start followed by elite production at the plate. The difference this year is that the turnaround seemed to happen when Lindor was moved into the leadoff spot in the batting [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 2, Padres 1 (6/14/24)

In another low-scoring affair at Citi Field, the Mets pulled out a win despite getting just four hits, as Edwin Diaz stranded the tying run at third base in the ninth inning, leading to a 2-1 win over the Padres Friday night. This was the team’s seventh win in their last nine games and they [...]

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