We expected there to be some casualties amongst Carlos Mendoza’s coaching staff following the team’s failure to make the postseason, and the ax officially came down yesterday, as the Mets announced that several coaches—including bench coach John Gibbons, pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, co-hitting coaches Eric Chavez and Jeremy Barnes, and third base coach Mike Sarbaugh—will not return.
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Brian Salvatore wrote about the recent Mets history of clutch Game 161 performances preceding collapses in the final games of the season.
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