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On a night dominated by power hitting and power pitching, two "strange" plays will undoubtedly get most of the attention. Matt Harvey looked sharp early for the Mets, striking out the side in the first inning and surrendering 2 hits through three. By that time, the Mets had a 3-0 lead. David Wright led off [...]
The things that happen when you're young and a star in NYC
In a day and age where Sabermetrics runs the game of baseball, numbers are the easiest way to compare two players to one-another. Usually, fans of a team would compare one of their players to one on another ball club, but is important to compare teammates as well. Going into the 2015 season, Matt Harvey [...]
As the Mets head into the final month of play, looking down at the Nationals by 6.5 games, the team has to start thinking strategically about which players will make the playoff roster. Obviously any Mets fan that lived through 2007-2008 will be wary of setting anything in stone, but at this point the only [...]
Thoughts of 2016 are far off, as the Mets are making a run at what could and should be a very special season. The chorus of "next year" actually has to wait until next year for a change. So it's not really worth delving into where Daniel Murphy might land after he becomes a free [...]
The Mets completed a 20-win August with a 3-1 win over the Phillies Monday night. With the victory, the Mets are 13-1 against the Phillies so far this season. Bartolo Colon won his 12th game of the year with eight shutout innings. He now has 16 consecutive scoreless frames. New York hit two more homers, [...]
Over the weekend, the Mets acquired Addison Reed in an effort to shore up their bullpen. To create room on the 25-man roster, they sent Logan Verrett to the minors. Verrett did absolutely nothing to merit this demotion. Instead, it’s another example of how the team is run on the seniority and hope school of [...]
The Mets signed Michael Cuddyer in the offseason to a seemingly modest two-year deal that, in turn, cost them their first round pick in the 2015 Amateur Draft. While Cuddyer hasn’t worked out fantastically, the Mets seem to have made the most out of their second round pick. The Mets selected Desmond Lindsay 53rd overall [...]