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You DID Hear It From Us: There's Normal Gossip Merch

NEW NORMAL GOSSIP MERCH!

Merch v3

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David Roth

Orioles infielder Ramon Urias slides in under the tag of Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez in an Orioles win on August 4, 2023.

New York Mets v Baltimore Orioles

The Mets Have Unlocked The Basement

Reliever Jeff Brigham leaves the mound after hitting two straight batters to plate the winning run in a Mets loss against the Phillies.

New York Mets v Philadelphia Phillies

Good Teams Make Their Players Better

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Tom Ley

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - JUNE 25: Buck Showalter #11 of the New York Mets and umpire Erich Bacchus #12 speak during the ninth inning of a game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park on June 25, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Maybe The Mets Are Just Bad

Mets shortstop Rey Ordonez leaps over a sliding Damon Berryhill in a 1997 MLB game.

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Rays Week

There Isn’t Going To Be Another Rey Ordóñez

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Exasperated Buck Showalter Is The Early Star Of The MLB Season

New Mets GM Billy Eppler, seen here in 2019 when he was the GM of the Los Angeles Angels.

Los Angeles Angels Introduce – Anthony Rendon

The Mets Finally Filled The Least Desirable Position In Baseball

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Samer Kalaf

Javier Baez #23 of the New York Mets slides home with the game winning run in the ninth inning against Alex Jackson #23 of the Miami Marlins at Citi Field on August 31, 2021 in New York City.

Miami Marlins v New York Mets – Game One

Defector Up All Night

The Search For Javy Báez’s Earring Continues

Javier Baez does a double thumbs-down gesture, apparently directed at Mets fans, after hitting a home run on Sunday against the Nationals.

Washington Nationals v New York Mets

The New York Mets Must Win More Games To Humiliate And Punish Their Faithless Fans

2021 NCAA Division I Men’s Baseball Championship

MLB Makes It Easy For The Mets To Screw Kumar Rocker

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Lauren Theisen

Michael Conforto and Brandon Nimmo celebrate

New York Mets v Cincinnati Reds

I Swear To God, Whoever’s Out There That Still Expects The Mets To Be Completely Normal, You Need To Stop Right Now

New York Mets v Pittsburgh Pirates

Do Not Ever Expect The Mets To Be Completely Normal

Marcus Stroman of the Mets stands on the mound while it rains.

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Today’s Marlins-Mets Game Lasted A Whopping Seven Minutes

Robinson Cano #24 of the New York Mets spits

Robinson Canó Will Lose $24 Million After Testing Positive For Archaic Steroids

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