Gut Reaction: Nationals 5, Mets 3 (8/1/18)

The Mets fell behind early and came out on the wrong end of a 5-3 score Wednesday afternoon in Washington against the Nationals. After last night’s debacle, the Mets hoped that having Noah Syndergaard on the mound against Tommy Milone would end up being just what the doctor ordered. But Syndergaard struggled early and after [...]

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Flores, Smith, Alonso and the 1B position going forward

One thing that’s gotten lost in the shuffle of last night’s drubbing against the Nationals is how the first inning – and likely the game – could have been different if the Mets had a real first baseman in the field. For years, New York sports fans heard the phrase, “past a diving Jeter.” We [...]

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Gut reaction: Nationals 25, Mets 4 – 7/31/18

If you missed this game, you may think the score is a typo. It's not. The Mets lost by three touchdowns in the most lopsided loss in the 57-year history of the franchise. Following a very active trade deadline in which the Nationals opted not to sell off and instead go for it this year, [...]

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Mets Minors: Levi Michael lives up to first-round pick status

Minor league promotions can be a funny thing. Necessity has made the Mets make many more moves in their system here in 2018 than they have in the past. Even with that, we saw players stay at a level perhaps a little longer than their stats might have indicated. The prime example was Jeff McNeil [...]

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Gut Reaction: Mets 1, Pirates 0 (7/29/18)

Zack Wheeler did the heavy lifting today against the Pittsburgh Pirates, as the New York Mets earned a series split against them with a 1-0 victory today in the beautiful PNC Park. Wheeler continued his recent stretch of strong starts against one of the more hot teams in the National League. Against the team that [...]

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Zack Wheeler and his proper trade value

The Mets have made two trades already as the non-waiver deadline approaches, sending impending free agents Jeurys Familia and Asdrubal Cabrera to greener pastures. For a while it looked like Zack Wheeler would be on the move, too, but the latest news says that one may not be imminent. MetsBlog’s Andy Martino reported this: The [...]

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