Month: May 2014

MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Nationals, 1:35 PM #WheelsUp

Starting Lineup Eric Young, Jr. – LF Daniel Murphy – 2B David Wright – 3B Curtis Granderson – RF Lucas Duda – 1B Juan Lagares – CF Ruben Tejada – SS Juan Centeno – C Zack Wheeler – RHP Game Preview The Mets look to take the rubber game from the Nationals today building off yesterday’s 5-2 win. Juan Lagares finally made it into the...

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Eric Campbell Rates A Closer Look

OK, call me a front-runner if you must, but based on what I’ve seen of Eric Campbell so far (and with a mere handful of at-bats it ain’t much), he looks to have qualities that would do much to inject some sorely needed jolt into the Mets’ lineup. I speak not so much of numbers, as the vast majority of his stats are those of the minor league variety, but rather the look he possesses at the...

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MMO Game Recap: Mets 5, Nationals 2

The Mets scored three runs in the first and never looked back. Behind eight good innings from Bartolo Colon, they beat the Nationals 5-2 to take the second game of a three game series. The Mets opened the scoring on a base hit by Eric Campbell to score two runs. Then Twitter sensation, #FreeLagares, Juan Lagares, drove in the third run. It was 3-0 against Gio Gonzalez, so it was up to Colon to...

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Featured Post: The Trials and Blooperations of Terry Collins

I should preface this by saying I was not a fan of the Mets decision to hire Terry Collins to take over as manager prior to the 2011 season.  A change needed to be made, no doubt, but it was a clear signal at that point that the Mets were going to rebuild. Collins has compiled a 244-281 record with the Mets in his 3+ years at the helm, and now has a career record of 688-715 as a major league...

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MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Nationals, 4:05 PM (WPIX)

Starting Lineup Eric Young, Jr. – LF Daniel Murphy – 2B David Wright – 3B Chris Young – RF Eric Campbell – 1B Juan Lagares – CF Anthony Recker – C Wilmer Flores – SS Bartolo Colon – RHP Game Preview The Mets look to rebound from a three game losing streak this afternoon against the Nationals at 4:05 PM in Washington. Today Bartolo Colon looks...

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