Author: Fan Shots

MMO Fan Shot: A Mets Mom For The Ages

A Fan Shot by Gregg Hopps A Happy Mother’s Day to the original Mets Mom… Of course I’m talking about our New York Mets founder and the first female owner in Major League Baseball, Joan Whitney Payson. One SNY feature, the only one I consider to be worth watching, is Mets Yearbook. In one particular episode, the year was 1963, they showed the final game at the old Polo Grounds,...

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Fan Shot: Updated Look At Mets Trading Kelenic

The Cano Trade Kicks Off The Lid Of The Coffin By Greg Jones Nothing evokes a third rail response in the Mets blogosphere more than a comment that perhaps the Cano trade is aging better than its initial reviews as the worst trade in Mets history, apologies to Jim Fregosi. But, lets review the nuts and bolts of this mega-deal. Mets-Mariners Trade, December 3, 2018 New York Mets get: Robinson...

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MMO Fan Shot: A Pragmatic Look At Mets Rotation

MMO Fan Shot by Greg Jones Let’s take a pragmatic look at the Mets 2022 rotation as it is set today, compared to 2021. The 2021 Mets had 19 pitchers start games. To put that in perspective, here are the teams that have started more since the earth cooled and the continents formed: 1915 AL Philadelphia Athletics 24 2019 AL Toronto Blue Jays 21 1967 NL New York Mets 20 1890 NL Pittsburg...

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MMO Fan Shot: A Holiday Wish

A Holiday Wish, a Fan Shot by Bill D’Angelo Twas another night during the lock-out, when all thru’ the clubhouse, the Front Office was stirring, even Steve Cohen and his spouse; The depth chart was hung by the dugout with care, In hopes that another starting pitcher soon would be there; Potential moves were in all the assistant GM’s heads, Some better ideas were posted in the...

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MMO Fan Shot: J.D. Davis Should Be Mets’ DH

A Fan Shot by Greg Jones Since joining the Mets in 2019, J.D. Davis has the second highest batting average (behind Jeff McNeil), the second highest slugging percentage (behind Pete Alonso) and the second highest on-base percentage (behind Brandon Nimmo). In the holiday spirit, I am reminded this week of George Bailey in “It’s A Wonderful Life” returning to Pottersville, an invisible soul...

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