Here are some random thoughts as the Mets head into the buzzsaw of Boston.
Will we all have a good laugh about the Mets’ shoddy play and buffoonery of the past week (or the whole first quarter of the season really)? When the season’s over, will we look back and laugh at Ryan Church missing third [...]
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