Author: Connor O'Brien

Mets Expose the Limits of Blank-Check Baseball

Given the Mets’ humiliating collapse over the last month which saw a team that once held a 10.5-game division lead over the defending champion Braves dominated by an 89-win team on national television, it’s hard to think of the 2022 season as one in which nearly everything for the Mets went right. And yet, on closer inspection, absent two baffling weekends in Atlanta and Queens, this year’s team...

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One Last Lesson in Class, From Wright to The Wilpons

David Wright’s final appearance as a New York Met on Saturday night was easily one of my most poignant memories as a fan of this team. Everything about the occasion – from Wright’s young daughter throwing out the first pitch to his final words to the fans after what would be a marathon game – was well choreographed to honor what he means to all of us. To me, Wright was not merely a great player...

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Swarzak Calls Injury Mild, Hopes to Return Sooner Than Later

Anthony Swarzak talked to reporters at Citi Field on Tuesday afternoon and said his oblique strain is “mild to moderate,” and that he hopes to return sooner rather than later. While oblique injuries are tricky and can linger, Swarzak said as long as he feels better each day, which he has, he thinks he can make it back in shorter than a few weeks. Anthony Swarzak says his MRI revealed...

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Red Sox To Sign Eduardo Nunez, Pending Physical

The Boston Red Sox have agreed to re-sign infielder Eduardo Nunez on a one-year deal pending a physical, reports FanRag Sports’ Robert Murray. While these physicals are typically a formality, ESPN’s Buster Olney points out that given Nunez’s injury history, the deal is still no sure-thing. Nunez had been linked to the Mets for most of the winter before New York inked Todd...

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Heyman: Terry Collins Unlikely To Return Next Season

While the New York Mets organization doesn’t lay blame for this disaster of a season on Terry Collins, the manager is unlikely to return, reports FanRag Sports’ Jon Heyman. According to Heyman, Collins is reluctant to return and the Mets aren’t eager to bring him back. Members of the organization refused to defend (or bash) Collins either publicly or anonymously, perhaps a bad...

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