A report by Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports, says that the Mets front office was split on whether they should bring back reliever Jeurys Familia in the offseason, and a source confirmed that there was no universal support for the former Mets closer. However, needing to bolster a bullpen that floundered in 2018 and ranked in the bottom five in Batting Average Against, FIP and ERA, newly tapped general...
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Truth be told, I haven’t been a big fan of the All Star Game since Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were making a mockery of the game, cheating their way to eclipsing longstanding records of the all-time greats like Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth and Roger Maris. That whole era just turned me off and I had no interest in watching Bud Selig and MLB parade these cheats in a...
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It’s that time of the year again when we celebrate the birth of an ideal and the greatest nation in the world. While we enjoy all the grilling and all the fireworks with our friends and families today, let’s take a moment to remember all the sacrifices that were made to make this celebration of freedom possible. We at MMO, want to thank all the servicemen and servicewomen who keep freedom...
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You know the first baseball game I ever went to, was in fact not an official game at all. It had all the earmarks of an official game from the smell of the green grass at Shea, to the sounds of a packed house cheering away, and there were even two major league teams ready to battle it out on the field – the Mets versus the Yankees. Of course, I’m referring to the father of the Subway...
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On October 16th, 1969 at Shea Stadium, in front of 57,367 delirious fans the New York Mets wrote the final chapter of what is still today one of the most compelling “rags-to-riches” stories in Major League Baseball history. The Lovable Losers, however improbable, however shocking, and however inexplicable, were now the champions of the world. I’m dedicating this week’s...
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