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An Overlooked Championship Team’s Final Stop: The White House

NY Times: NYTimes: Pro Basketball (Remy Tumin and Sopan Deb) — The all-Black Tennessee A&I basketball team won three back-to-back national championships at the height of the Jim Crow era, but were never invited to the White House. That changed on Friday.
  • 10 days ago
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Mets hitting coach Eric Chavez seeks more aggression as bats slump amid winless start

NY Post (Dan Martin) — The numbers through four games aren’t pretty for the Mets.
  • 13 days ago
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Winless Mets get shut out to waste Sean Manaea’s strong debut in 10 inning loss to Tigers

NY Post (Mike Puma) — A brutal stretch by this Mets lineup to start the season continued in a 5-0 loss to the Tigers in 10 innings at Citi Field.
  • 14 days ago
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Sean Manaea begins Mets tenure with five-plus no-hit innings

NY Post (Dan Martin) — The left-hander retired the first 12 batters he faced and had a no-hitter into the fifth in his first start with the Mets against the Tigers Monday night.
  • 14 days ago
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Dwight Gooden getting ‘surreal’ feeling as Mets jersey retirement nears

NY Post (Peter Botte) — The Mets announced in January that Gooden finally will have his No. 16 retired on April 14 at Citi Field, followed by a similar ceremony in June for Darryl Strawberry.
  • 14 days ago
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Mets reliever Yohan Ramirez’s ban for throwing behind Rhys Hoskins reduced to two games

NY Post (Dan Martin) — Yohan Ramirez originally was issued a three-game ban after throwing behind Milwaukee’s Rhys Hoskins on Saturday.
  • 14 days ago
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Mets vs. Tigers prediction: MLB odds, picks, bets bets for Monday

NY Post (Sean Treppedi) — The New York Mets will look to wash their hands of the three-game sweep they just endured against the Milwaukee Brewers when the Detroit Tigers travel to Queens on Monday night.
  • 14 days ago
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Mets place Tylor Megill on IL in another early rotation blow

NY Post (Dan Martin) — It’s less than a week into the regular season and the Mets now have two starting pitchers on the injured list.
  • 14 days ago
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Mets’ Tylor Megill gets MRI for ‘tender’ shoulder after exiting start early

NY Post (Dan Martin) — The Mets could now be without Tylor Megill, who left his start after four innings because he “was a little bit tender in his shoulder area."
  • 15 days ago
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Comparing the Yankees and Mets of decades past to the teams taking the field today

NY Post (rsemillanyp) — The creator of Retro MLB Brian Wright joins Dexter Henry to discuss the past and present of baseball in New York.
  • 15 days ago
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Mets couldn’t have looked much worse in gloomy start to season

NY Post (Joel Sherman) — The David Stearns/Carlos Mendoza Mets began their administration by putting their worst foot forward — and then tripping on it.
  • 15 days ago
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Mets get swept by Brewers in worst start to season in 10 years

NY Post (Dan Martin) — So far, the best part of this Mets’ homestand was Thursday’s rainout.
  • 15 days ago
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Mets star Pete Alonso sings with Zach Bryan on stage during show at UBS Arena

NY Post (Bridget Reilly) — Videos showed the Mets slugger dancing around on stage and joining the country artist at the microphone to belt out the lyrics to "Revival."
  • 15 days ago
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Mets’ Carlos Mendoza, Yohan Ramirez suspended for throw at Rhys Hoskins

NY Post (Dan Martin) — It didn’t take long for Carlos Mendoza to earn his first suspension as Mets manager.
  • 15 days ago
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Mets vs. Brewers prediction: Can Amazin’s get first win?

NY Post (Stitches) — The Mets have been gracious hosts on opening weekend.
  • 15 days ago
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Tylor Megill hopes he can live ‘dream’ and pitch against brother Trevor

NY Post (Mike Puma) — On Sunday it will be Trevor Megill’s turn to watch his younger brother, the Mets’ scheduled starting pitcher against the Brewers.
  • 16 days ago
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Edwin Diaz felt ‘chills’ in emotional, scoreless Mets return after 537 days

NY Post (Andrew Battifarano) — Mets fans danced through the pain. 
  • 16 days ago
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Luis Severino’s Mets debut goes awry as Rhys Hoskins, Brewers take another game

NY Post (Mike Puma) — Luis Severino’s Mets debut on Saturday went about as smoothly as his final season with the Yankees. 
  • 16 days ago
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Rhys Hoskins torments Mets with homer, big hit one day after Jeff McNeil slide controversy

NY Post (Mark W. Sanchez) — Hours before Saturday’s game, Rhys Hoskins mostly declined further comment about a scuffle at second base the previous day with Jeff McNeil.
  • 16 days ago
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Mets’ Sean Manaea opens up about long battle with pitching anxiety: ‘Debilitating at times’

NY Post (Steve Serby) — New Mets southpaw Sean Manaea tosses around some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby.
  • 16 days ago
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Blog Articles

Vibes and Other Advanced Stats

Faith and Fear in Flushing (Jason Fry) — The Mets are suddenly good. Well, not good exactly. Statistically speaking, they’re average. But in the vibes column — which you won’t find in your paper, on MLB.com or Baseball...
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Mets 6, Pirates 3: Mets rally for series opening victory

Amazin' Avenue (Robert Wolff) — John Jones-USA TODAY Sports Agressive, opportunistic Mets plate three in the sixth and eighth innings to defeat Pittsburgh. Much like Sunday afternoon’s contest, a pitcher’s duel broke...
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Open thread: Mets vs. Pirates, 4/15/24

Amazin' Avenue (Robert Wolff) — Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports The Mets welcome in a Pirates team off to a hot start as MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson Day. Mets lineup Brandon Nimmo - LF Starling Marte - RF Francisco...
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Player Meter: Pitchers, April 8-14

Amazin' Avenue (Allison McCague) — Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images A quick review of how the Mets’ pitchers fared over the past week. Unlike the hitting meter, which is trending in a positive direction, the pitching...
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Player Meter: Position players, April 8-14

Amazin' Avenue (Allison McCague) — Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images A quick review of how the Mets’ position players fared over the past week. What a difference a week makes. This meter is night and day compared to our...
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The Immaculate Day

Faith and Fear in Flushing (Greg Prince) — I wish I had brought some string with me. An enormous spool of string. Had I, I could have offered some to each player I saw in the Shannon Forde Press Conference Room Sunday morning and asked him...
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The Mets look for fourth straight series win against the Pirates

Amazin' Avenue (Brian Salvatore) — Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images The Mets close out their home stand against the first place Pirates. After the Mets dropped their first five games to the Brewers and Tigers,...
  • 18 hr 18 min ago

From Complex To Queens, Episode 269: Jonah Tong to the moon

Amazin' Avenue (Lukas Vlahos) — The Mets’ pitching development wins continue, with Jonah Tong and Jose Butto leading the way this week. Welcome to From Complex to Queens, Home Run Applesauce’s podcast focusing on the Mets ’...
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Mets Morning News for April 15, 2024

Amazin' Avenue (Richard Staff) — Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images Your Monday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links. Meet the Mets On the day they retired Dwight Gooden’s number 16, the Mets ...
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Mets Daily Prospect Report, 4/15/24: More pitching? More pitching

Amazin' Avenue (Lukas Vlahos) — Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Catch up on all the Mets prospects in yesterday’s minor league action! Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (8-6) GAME 1: SYRACUSE 10,...
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Mets 2, Royals 1: Buttó shines, Mets eke out a pair of runs to win rubber game

Amazin' Avenue (Chris McShane) — José Buttó | Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images The Mets won a game that was scoreless until the bottom of the eighth. José Buttó and Cole Ragans traded zeroes as each pitcher went six...
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Open thread: Mets vs. Royals, 4/14/24

Amazin' Avenue (Chris McShane) — Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The Mets are set to retire Dwight Gooden’s number before the rubber match of their series against the Royals. Mets lineup Brandon Nimmo - LF Starling Marte...
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Mets call up José Buttó and Grant Hartwig, option Cole Sulser and Tyler Jay

Amazin' Avenue (Chris McShane) — Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Buttó is set to start against the Royals today. Ahead of their series finale against the Royals this afternoon, the Mets have called up José Buttó...
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Mets Morning News for April 14, 2024

Amazin' Avenue (Allison McCague) — Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Your Sunday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links. Meet the Mets The Royals beat the Mets 11-7 yesterday in a slugfest....
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Mets Daily Prospect Report, 4/14/24: Doubleheaders and strikeouts galore

Amazin' Avenue (Chris McShane) — Jonah Tong | Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Catch up on all the Mets prospects in yesterday’s minor league action! Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (7-5) POSTPONED (RAIN)...
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Practically Peerless

Faith and Fear in Flushing (Greg Prince) — Sometimes you stumble into something that catapults you toward something else. Shortly before the Mets, amid Sean Manaea’s off afternoon and a surfeit of Bobby Witt, stumbled Saturday into their...
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Royals 11, Mets 7 — Outslugged

Amazin' Avenue (Thomas Henderson) — Photo by Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images The Mets offense continued to hit, but the Royals bats would not be denied, as the Mets dropped a high scoring affair on Saturday afternoon. ...
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Mets vs. Royals: Lineups, broadcast info, and open thread, 4/13/24

Amazin' Avenue (Thomas Henderson) — Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images The Mets look to take another series this week, as Sean Manaea takes on Alec Marsh on a windy day in Queens. Mets lineup Brandon Nimmo - CF Starling...
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Mets Morning News for April 13, 2024

Amazin' Avenue (Michael Drago) — Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images Your Saturday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links. Meet the Mets After winning the past two series (including the most recent...
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Twisting and Turning With the Baseball Gods

Faith and Fear in Flushing (Jason Fry) — When your team’s bad you spend a lot of time fuming about how it should be made good. This guy who’s failed too often needs to lose his job to this guy who hasn’t failed yet, any...
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