Author: Former Writer

MMO Players of the Week: Some Old, Some New, Some Bold

“You win some, you lose some.” That has been the case for the 2016 Mets so far, but somehow they add much more stress than necessary. This week was another up-and-down string of games, with a bad series loss to a mediocre team to a good series win against an above-average team. It opened with an atrocious start from Steven Matz, and ended with a stellar one from him. We saw Michael...

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Steven Matz Rebounds With Seven Scoreless Innings

LHP Steven Matz, put his first abysmal start behind him on Sunday, and delivered a dominating performance during the Mets’ 6-0 win over the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. After giving up seven runs in just 1.2 innings against the Miami Marlins in his previous start, Matz rebounded with a tremendous seven inning effort to help the team win their first series of the season....

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Talkin’ Mets: Harvey’s Struggles, Wheeler’s Rehab, Terry’s Short Fuse

The latest edition of Talkin’ Mets is hot off the presses. In my opening monologue, I discuss Matt Harvey’s slow start and Terry Collins’ ability to handle the pressure of being the division favorite. Our first guest Mike Vorkunov of VICE Sports, catches up with Zack Wheeler during his rehab. Then James Flippin of WOR joins me to take some questions from the Metsmerized Online...

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David Wright To Sit In Series Finale Against Indians

New York Mets captain, David Wright, will get the day off in today’s series finale against the Cleveland Indians. To further help Wright deal with his spinal stenosis and to keep him fresh for the season, manager Terry Collins decided this was a good time to give David another rest. “There are certain parts of the game where he’s still getting used to being in the lineup every...

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Michael Conforto Comes Through In Three-Hole

Yesterday’s 6-5 win over the Cleveland Indians saw Terry Collins shake some things around with the line-up. In an attempt to spark the offense, Michael Conforto was moved up to the three-hole, and he took advantage of the opportunity. Prior to yesterday’s game, Conforto wasn’t exactly hitting the baseball in a constant way. He was batting just .250 with no homers, and just...

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