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Mets Stumbling To The Finish A Measure Of The Team's Character

Mets Stumbling To The Finish A Measure Of The Team’s Character

The Mets are playing like the season is over. Listlessness, unpreparedness, and non-competitiveness are all marks of a losing mentality. The Mets limp to the season’s close is disappointing, inexcusable, and a bad omen for 2022. Over their last ten games, the Mets are 1-9 and losers of five straight. In contrast, teams with worse records (Baltimore, Texas, Minnesota, Washington, Miami, and…

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Mets: Apologies Not Necessary - They Just Weren't Good Enough

Mets: Apologies Not Necessary – They Just Weren’t Good Enough

As the Mets creep closer to being eliminated from the Wild Card race, the team should know there’s nothing to be ashamed for. But in 2022…  The Mets were beaten by better teams this year. Although not a great team, Atlanta came on strong, as did the Phillies while the Mets were struggling. Plus, the Cardinals, another mediocre team, came out of nowhere to rip off an eight-game streak no one was…

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Mets: When 162 Games Really Mean One Weekend And Three Games

Mets: When 162 Games Really Mean One Weekend And Three Games

The Mets might consider themselves fortunate after 147 games to still be in the WC race. But the wheel stops turning after this weekend.  The Mets and their fans will have plenty of times during the upcoming winter to look back at any number of games they should have won. An error here, a strikeout there, a blown save, misplay on the bases – all of it tied to woulda coulda shoulda and knowing the…

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Mets: Consistent In All The Wrong Places Marks Their Rush To Judgment

Mets: Consistent In All The Wrong Places Marks Their Rush To Judgment

The Mets have been the same team since April. While teams seek consistency, it’s not the kind we see from the Mets, and it’s killing them. The Mets are an open book – they hide nothing and the pages turn faster than a James Patterson novel. A Patterson Alex Cross novel that is written today reads the same as when the first one appeared. While his character never changes, the setting and subtle…

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Mets Squeak Out The Sixth Straight And Here They Come Again

Mets Squeak Out The Sixth Straight And Here They Come Again

The Mets are between games of a doubleheader and having won their sixth straight; they find themselves knocking on the door once again… The Mets, after this afternoon’s win over the Washington Nationals, have only a two-game difference in the loss column with the Phillies and four with the Braves. They have fought themselves back from oblivion, losing first place for the first time since May, and…

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Mets: Here We go Again - Acting GM Zack Scott Arrested On DUI Charges

Mets: Here We go Again – Acting GM Zack Scott Arrested On DUI Charges

Either the Mets have the worst luck, or they are incredibly dysfunctional when choosing their GMs. Add Zack Scott to the fatalities… Mets Breaking News: @JeffPassan On the night of New York Mets, GM Zack Scott was arrested for allegedly driving drunk; he was at the Connecticut home of team owner Steve Cohen, sources tell ESPN. A fundraiser for the team’s Amazin’ Mets Foundation was held at the…

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Mets: Apologies Come Easy But Winning Is Harder And Better

Mets: Apologies Come Easy But Winning Is Harder And Better

Mets fans received their just-do via quick apologies from Lindor and Baez, but then they got all they really want – two wins over the Marlins. Mets fans only want one thing from the team they root for – wins. Mets fans trying to make the best of it 4/11/2021) They may cajole players for autographs as they enter or leave Citi Field, they might interrupt a family dinner if a player is eating at the…

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The Mets Are Exposed As A Team Without Clubhouse Leaders

The Mets Are Exposed As A Team Without Clubhouse Leaders

Someone on the Mets should have been there to corral the outliers who embarrassed the entire team. There was no one, and that’s a problem. The Mets are playing a doubleheader today against the Marlins, and life goes on. Two of the three engagers in the recent Thumbs Gate episode are in Luis Rojas‘ lineup this afternoon, but Javier Baez is not. Mets Javier Baez (NY Daily News) Is that sending a…

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