An MMO Fan Shot by Marc Epstein (Mystere2417) I was born and raised a New York Mets fan. I came into this world one week before the birth of the franchise. My father was a New York Giants fan, and like many New Yorkers, he embraced the Amazin’s when they came to town as lovable losers and passed the orange and blue fan legacy on to his only son. Lindsey Nelson, Ralph Kiner and Bob Murphy...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Marc M. (Not4) It’s always interesting how fans’ views can be so polarized. Two different people can look at the same situation and come away with utterly different and contradictory conclusions. One group of fans may love a player that the other group loathes with a passion. Despite this axiomatic truth, it’s a safe bet that virtually all fans would agree that, thus far, the...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Kevin Deutsch It was the bottom of the ninth when I walked into Keenan’s on Broadway in the Bronx, took a seat at the bar, and, hoping to spur the Mets toward a rally, clutched the Mr. Met charm on my key ring. The talisman had previously brought the Mets plenty of luck, like during their exhilarating run to the World Series in 2015. I’d squeezed it during every...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Marc Epstein Somewhat obscured by the numerous disappointments, inconsistencies, injuries, failures, and blown bullpen leads during the first two months of the season has been the sheer dominance of the undisputed ace of our pitching staff and 2018 Cy Young candidate, the homegrown, likable, unflappable, dominant, former college shortstop turned 9th round draft pick turned...
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Here’s one last Mock Draft to peruse as written by Andrew Lawrence from our friends at the Sporting News. Unlike other major professional sports, the MLB draft is unique in the sense that there is a rarely a consensus on who the top prospects are and where they will be drafted, with much more depending on projection, as many of the players taken in early in the draft are seniors in high...
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