Month: March 2014

2014 Mets Opening Day Roster and Thoughts

Here is the official 2014 Opening Day Roster for the New York Mets. Starting Rotation Dillon Gee, RHP Bartolo Colon, RHP Zack Wheeler, RHP Jon Niese LHP (Disabled List) Jenrry Mejia, RHP Projected Starting Lineup Eric Young Jr., LF Daniel Murphy, 2B David Wright, 3B Curtis Granderson, RF Chris Young, CF Ike Davis, 1B Travis d’Arnaud, C Ruben Tejada, SS Bench Anthony Recker, C Josh Satin,...

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Collins, Alderson Comment On Dice-K Demotion

Update 6:30 PM Rubin (ESPN) was on-hand today when Manager Terry Collins and General Manager Sandy Alderson addressed the decision to demote Daisuke Matsuzaka and name Jenrry Mejia the fifth starter. Collins, who by most accounts was in the Dice-K camp, always favoring veterans, reacted emotionally. “There are some circumstances that are beyond all of our control. As I told [Matsuzaka], it...

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MMO Game Recap: Blue Jays 2, Mets 0

The New York Mets were defeated 2-0 on Saturday, losing a pair of exhibition games to the Toronto Blue Jays at Olympic Stadium in Montreal before their home opener on Monday. Today’s contest featured some great pitching on both sides as the game remained scoreless into the bottom of the eighth when Melky Cabrera blasted a two-run homer off Adam Kolarek to end the deadlock and give the Jays...

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AL East Preview: The Price Is Right

The AL East to me, is the most interesting division heading into 2014. Last year, the World Series champions (Boston) had what some might call, the luckiest season health wise in recent memory. In reality, if you picked any of the five teams to win this division – you wouldn’t be going out on a huge limb. 5th Place: Baltimore Orioles Part of the problem with the Orioles prediction...

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MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Blue Jays, 1:05 PM, (MLBN, WOR)

The Mets play their final 2014 exhibition game on when they take on the Toronto Blue Jays again at Olympic Stadium. Daisuke Matsuzaka opposes Jays right-hander Brandon Morrow in a 1:00 PM start that will be broadcast on MLB Network (damn it) and WOR radio. Jenrry Mejia departed Friday’s game at Olympic Stadium after taking a line drive off his right forearm in the fifth inning. Terry Collins...

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