Monthly Archives: October 2015

World Series Games 1 and 2 Discussion

Per the suggestion of Argonbunnies, let’s have some discussion about the first two games. I’ll open with a few conversation starters … Game 1: – We’ve discussed here time and again that defense and fundamentals — i.e., “the little things” … Continue reading

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Mets Will Win The World Series If…

…Daniel Murphy and Wilmer Flores play league-average defense. Y’know, if you had told me at the beginning of Spring Training that Sandy Alderson’s failure to land a bona-fide major league shortstop wouldn’t be an issue until the World Series, I … Continue reading

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Daniel Murphy Hits For Ireland

How hot is Daniel Murphy right now? How many hits do you think he’ll get in the World Series? Five? Seven? Ten? More? Maybe you’d bet on six — would you put your money where your mouth is? Would you … Continue reading

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I DIDN’T BELIEVE WHAT I SAW… BUT NOW I GOTTA

Thanks again to Joe Petruccio for the artwork above, and please check out his fantastic work on his Facebook page and Instagram. Watching Jeurys Familia drop to his knees after sealing the sweep almost made me do the same. As … Continue reading

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NLCS Game 4 Recap: Mets Win! Mets Win!

It won’t go down in history as one of their better-played games, but the New York Mets outscored the Chicago Cubs 8-3 last night in Wrigley Field to win their fourth consecutive game of the National League Championship Series, securing … Continue reading

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A New Mets Fight Song

OK, it’s not really a “new” Mets fight song — it’s actually a remake of the oldest Mets song — Meet the Mets. The band is a local one — Mike Ferraro and The Young Republicans. No, it’s not THAT … Continue reading

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All Hands On Deck

As quoted by Adam Rubin on ESPN, Terry Collins said this when questioned about the availability of Matt Harvey and Noah Syndergaard for game 5 of the NLDS: “We’re going to be smart about it,” Collins said. “We’re not going … Continue reading

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Mets-O-Meter Final Results

(Editor’s Note: this post should have been published a week ago. Apologies to you and to Steve for the delay.) McKee McWins! Well done to McKee. With 90 wins he’s won the inaugural Mets Today “Mets-o-Meter.” Bravo! McKee… get in … Continue reading

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