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Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports On a cool April day in Denver, the Mets and Rockies played two baseball games, one of which was good and fun, and one of which was bad. The first game of the day was filled with plenty of highs and lows, something that has become routine when Jacob deGrom takes the mound for the Mets. Though the Mets did end up winning 4-3, it took a late-inning rally to secure the win, and considering how the team performs when deGrom starts, it was far from a guarantee. The game started with the Mets getting their first two batters of the game, Brandon Nimmo and Francisco Lindor, on base. But in typical 2021 Mets fashion, they could not capitalize against Rockies starter Chi Chi Gonzalez, stranding Nimmo and Lindor on base and wasting an early opportunity to score. ....
Let’s guess the 2021 Mets’ record! Share this story Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images In just a few hours, the Mets kick off the 2021 season. Before a single pitch is thrown or ball hit, our staff will do their best to guess what the Mets’ record will be. Put your own guesses in the comments! Linda Surovich: 87-75 Photo by Doug Murray/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Michael Drago: 88-74. The pitching staff will have its ups and downs, but the offense will be strong enough to lead the Mets to wild card contention, and a healthy rotation of deGrom/Syndergaard/Stroman/Carrasco would then be enough to make them legitimate contenders in the postseason. ....
Amazin’ Avenue’s reasons to be pessimistic about the Mets’ 2021 season Share this story Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images If there is a fanbase more inherently pessimistic than the Mets’, they hide it better on Twitter. Mets fans notoriously see the world through brown-colored glasses, and so our staff has laid out the reasons why maybe the 2021 season won’t go the way we want. Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images Kory Powell: Without question, the biggest reason to be pessimistic about this Mets team is the bullpen. Though this team has many strengths, it’s fair to say the bullpen is not one of them. While they did add Trevor May this offseason, Seth Lugo will be starting the year injured, and the depth behind May and Edwin Diaz is worrisome. Dellin Betances and Jeurys Familia both had their struggles this spring, and I fear there will be games this season that end up in extra innings because of the bullpen, or even worse, end up as losses because of t ....