Team sources have told Marc Carig of Newsday, that the Mets plan to put RHP Seth Lugo on the disabled list to begin the season and that RHP Rafael Montero will make the Opening Day roster. Manager Terry Collins told reporters on Friday that Lugo was dealing with arm fatigue during his last start which may have been due to the heavy workload of pitching deep in to the World Baseball Classic. He...
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One of the things I’m most excited about as the New York Mets embark on a new season – among a dozen other things I’m excited about – is seeing Jose Reyes back for a full season. Although he won’t be manning his traditional position at shortstop, I’m still going to enjoy watching him play third base and batting atop the batting order day in and day out....
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As a special treat (I have lots of special treats for you this weekend!) here is a new Sporcle quiz I created that looks back 30 years in New York Mets history. I give you the 1987 New York Mets. In celebration of the start of brand new season of Mets baseball, put on your thinking caps (the blue ones with the orange button on top) and riddle me this… Can you name all 12 players that...
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“There’s no single sport that has the hold on our dreams and fantasies the way baseball does. Sidd has become a symbol, like the cornfield in Iowa.” ~ Myra Gelband, Sports Illustrated It’s now been over three decades since Sports Illustrated pulled off one of the most elaborate and memorable pranks in sports history. It was 32 years ago on this day, April Fools Day, that the esteemed...
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I can hardly contain my excitement over the upcoming baseball season and I can’t believe that New York Mets baseball is only four days away! Somebody pinch me! And if you haven’t seen how potent our Opening Day roster looks compared to last year, feast your eyes on the following: The starting lineup is pretty much the same one as we ended last season with, but there’s...
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