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All Things Mets (And Dominic Smith): By Nelson Figueroa

Nelson Figueroa was a guest on Sports Talk NY Live on WLIE 540 and discussed everything from player value to…

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Offseason Creativity

All 30 teams should express a willingness to post the money necessary to sign Ohtani, because first- and second year…

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Minnesota Twins v Cleveland Indians

Mr. Right? Or Mr. Not Wrong?

I’m not going to sit here and pretend that I know a whole lot about Mickey Callaway besides the fact…

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We Should All Quit Like This

I don’t know how he did it, but Terry Collins saved his best double switch for last. The season ended…

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New York Mets v Philadelphia Phillies

Wrap It Up

Pete Mackanin isn’t coming back as the Phillies manager next season, and I’ll miss him. With Saturday’s slog in the…

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New York Mets v Philadelphia Phillies

This Team Prays For Death But Death Won’t Come

Because this final weekend just won’t happen quietly, Jacob deGrom’s gastroenteritis has forced him to skip his last start of…

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Division Series - New York Mets v Los Angeles Dodgers - Game Five

Dysfunction, Thy Name Is Sterling Mets … Let Us Pray

It comes, but once a year. No, not Christmas. It’s the day each year where we hear the story about…

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Atlanta Braves v New York Mets

The End Is Here, The End Is Near

All things must end. That sad feeling you get when you check StubHub for tickets to future Mets games and…

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Atlanta Braves v New York Mets

A Disharmonic Convergence

Some pitches are hard to understand. Some pitchers are hard to understand. Tuesday’s Braves/Mets game was a collision between the…

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Cincinnati Reds v New York Mets

Double The Nonsense

Game 1 of the Mets doubleheader against the Braves featured Atlanta manager Brian Snitker challenging a play at first base…

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Finding The Words To Say The Same Thing (And Hoping For Lance Lynn?)

Jacob deGrom reached a milestone that meant something to him. His six innings on Sunday against the Nationals in a…

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Washington Nationals v New York Mets

First Five

In his return from exile, Noah Syndergaard threw one slider, then four fastballs, and got three outs. And as far…

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Switching Genres And Switching Closers (But There’s No Switching Universes)

Gary, Keith and Ron called Friday’s game against the Nationals from the Citi Perk seats just below the Shea Bridge. They…

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New York Mets v Philadelphia Phillies

Riding To The Rescue

Saturday’s game just got a wee bit interesting. Noah Syndergaard will start tomorrow's game, and Matt Harvey will enter in…

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This Season Finally Made Jacob deGrom Sick

Amed Rosario recently went through a case of gastroenteritis. Now, whatever the hell he ate must have been shared with Jacob…

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Broken News: More Tea Leaves For Terry

More speculation on the future of Terry Collins, from Kristie Ackert of the Daily News: Team sources said privately they…

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New York Mets v Atlanta Braves

Well, It Was On The Schedule

September wins against similarly bad teams? Not sure you can parse anything from it. Robert Gsellman went seven strong innings…

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Grabbed By Ghosts

It wasn’t at all surprising to be reminded that the Mets had never lost to R.A. Dickey. The fun started…

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New York Mets v Atlanta Braves

The Final Indignity Is Yet To Come

When we last left Rafael Montero, he was struggling to barely get to five innings without going over 100 pitches….

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You Don’t Know What You Have Until …

There’s a movie called “It’s Complicated”, where Alec Baldwin tries to have an affair with his ex-wife Meryl Streep and…

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So That Was Weird (A Photo Essay)

If you’ve read me for a while, you know that I’m all about baseball adventures. I once attended four major…

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Carl Everett Mets

From Poetry To Prose In Twenty Years

On September 13th, 1997, Carl Everett hit a ninth inning game tying grand slam that brought about words of inspiration…

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Cincinnati Reds v New York Mets

“Can You Believe This?”

I said it five days ago, I’ll say it today, and I’ll continue to say it every time he starts…

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Cincinnati Reds v New York Mets

Rafael Montero’s Cavalcade of Changeups

Rafael Montero is better than he’s been, which isn’t saying much considering where he was earlier this season. He’s gone…

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The Last Ride

In a game that featured Travis Taijeron’s first major league home run, a diving catch by Brandon Nimmo on the first play…

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Cincinnati Reds v New York Mets

Sunshine And Diluted Vinegar

It’s tough to pinpoint a “high point” this season. The two I have are Asdrubal Cabrera’s home run against the…

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Philadelphia Phillies v New York Mets

Deeper Meaning

As if we needed any more hints as to what a fantastically terrible season this has been, Travis d’Arnaud was…

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Cache

Look, Jacob deGrom has built so much goodwill for me that giving up nine runs to the hated Philadelphia Phillies…

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Mets Labor Day Lineup

Laborious Indeed

Oh there was some laboring happening at Citi Field on Monday. To begin, it’s a sobering thought that the lineup…

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