Author: Joe D

John Stearns, Former Mets Catcher, Passes Away At 71

I feel like part of my childhood just died… Growing up as a kid in Brooklyn in a neighborhood still packed with old Brooklyn Dodger fans, I was naturally groomed to be a Mets fan. The funny thing is at the time the team started growing on me, it wasn’t the great Tom Seaver or Jerry Koosman that captured my growing passion for Mets baseball… For me my favorite players were the...

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FOCO Releases Edwin Diaz Cue The Trumpets Bobblehead That Plays Walkout Song

If there was a debate about who the best closer in baseball was prior to the start of the season than there no longer need to be, as Mets closer Edwin Diaz has emerged as it. Until this point in the season, Diaz has recorded 28 saves and has pitched to a career low ERA of 1.40 earning his second All Star appearance. Not only has Diaz pitched great but he and his walkout song “Narco” have become...

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Mets News: Guillorme and Carrasco Nearing Returns

Injuries are an expected part of major league baseball and the Mets have had more than their fair share of them during the 2022 season. Having a star player injured can test a team’s resiliency and give young players a chance to prove themselves. Too many top players on the injured list, however, can set a team back severely. A team’s injured list is one of the major things that oddsmakers...

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FOCO Releases 1986 New York Mets World Series Mini Bobble Set

As we head full steam ahead towards the postseason, the Mets look to do what they have not done since 1986, capture a World Series Championship. They certainly have the team to do it this year, with perhaps the two best starting pitchers topping the rotation and a balanced lineup that’s proven time and time again this year that no moment is too big for them. Whether or not they win the fall...

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X-Factor: DeGrom Bolsters Mets’ World Series Hopes

Even without Jacob deGrom for the first four months of the 2022 season, the New York Mets were already among the elite MLB franchises. With deGrom back in the fold, the Mets’ chances of ending a 36-year-old World Series drought have jumped tremendously. The two-time NL Cy Young winner is pitching like the franchise-changing superstar the Mets have needed. DeGrom made his season debut against the...

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