Fan Shot

Fan Shot: Mets Should Still Consider 6-Man Rotation

This fan-shot is by Tom Sokol Baseball’s starting pitchers are throwing harder and getting injured at a higher rate than ever before. Starting pitcher innings and pitch counts are decreasing year after year. Something needs to change in baseball around the starting pitcher, and one possibility is the idea of a six-man rotation. We already see six-man rotations in Japan, and we saw it in...

Fan Shot: Is Queens The Kinda Place To Raise The Kids?

This fan shot is written by Greg Jones Ever notice how when we are looking at a new GM or manager, free agent, or a potential trade for a veteran player, the question is always raised “can he handle New York? The media, the fans, the pressure?” This question, mind you, is asked quite seriously about middle-aged, successful industry veterans. Yet when we have a 22-year-old prospect...

Fan Shot: Should The Mets Trade For An Ace?

This is a fan shot by Petey Pete The Chicago White Sox haven’t exactly been quiet about the fact that they are “listening to offers” for their ace starting pitcher Dylan Cease. At 28 years old, Cease would look pretty good alongside Kodai Senga atop the Mets’ starting rotation on opening day.  There have even been multiple reports that the Mets are interested in Cease and that the team is...

MMO Fan Shot: Spending Winter Waiting on the Mets

This is a Fan Shot by Billy Heller Getting ready to walk around the corner to get my wife a coffee (she was working from home), I put on my winter Mets wool hat and left the house. When the barrister handed me the double skim latte with caramel syrup, he offered condolences. “I see you’re a fellow long-suffering Mets fan.” I generally try to maintain a certain Zen about my decades-long...

Fan Shot: My MLB Playoff Format Idea

Written by Greg Jones The startling elimination of top seeds in the division round and the ascension of two wildcards to the World Series have spurred much discussion on the playoff system that was put in last year. I have a suggested new format. So do you. But let’s start out by looking at the goals of a playoff system and the perceived shortcomings in the current system. In my opinion,...

MMO Fan Shot: A Met Fan’s October Strangeness

Written by ZP Scott There’s an enigmatic cloud that lingers over baseball every October. For a New York Mets fan like myself, this month brings an odd collection of feelings: resignation, nostalgia, and sometimes, a pinch of envy. The Mets, as any dedicated follower will attest, possess a unique ability to ignite passion in the hearts of their fans. However, when the orange and blue are notably...

MMO Fan Shot: What Kind of Owner Is Steve Cohen, Now And In the Future?

Written by The Hammer Fan reaction to the Mets’ 2023 sell-a-thon is understandably mixed. There are those who feel the sell-off was necessary, based on the poor team production, and those that feel this team still had a chance to compete for a playoff spot. I tend to fall in the latter category, but it’s also nice to see which of the Mets’ core, upcoming prospects, and Quad-A players...

MMO Fan Shot: The World Baseball Classic Is Exactly What Baseball Needs

This Fan Shot was written by former MMO writer Satish Ram. As a once famed British professional wrestler used to take delight in saying, I am afraid I have some bad news to dole out to some of the fanbase—and that might be a common theme throughout this piece. The World Baseball Classic is the singular best thing for the game of baseball right now. I want to run that by you all again: there is...

Mets Created 5-Man Rotation, Now It’s Time For 6-Man Rotation

MMO Fan Shot by Julio Rivera Although there is much debate as to when Major League Baseball teams permanently switched from a 4-man to 5-man rotation, the man that is perhaps most largely credited for initially employing a standard that has lasted for over 50 years is none other than former Dodgers standout and Mets Hall of Fame Manager, Gil Hodges. In the final months of the magical 1969...

MMO Fan Shot: A Mets Fan’s Review of “Say Hey, Willie Mays!”

Fanshot by Marc Epstein (Mystere2417) “When Willie stepped on the field, it was like going to see Michael Jordan, Muhammad [Ali].” That is the quote from the opening montage of the feature-length documentary “Say Hey, Willie Mays!” that stays with you as you become immersed in the life and career of the 91-year-old living baseball legend. The film, now streaming on HBO Max, will be of interest...

MMO Fan Shot: Why Tomás Nido Should Win the Gold Glove Award

An MMO Fan Shot by Michael J. Famulari As this thrilling season reaches its end, the Mets have high aspirations for the playoffs. In my opinion, Tomas Nido has been a major factor in the regular season success that we have seen so far. He has provided many useful things for the team such as his clutch bat, skilled bunting, and his rapport with the pitching staff. Today, I would like to start a...

MMO Fan Shot: Buck Yeah! The Mets Have A Manager!

MMO Fan Shot by The Hammer The first half is officially in the books and the 2022 Mets are 23 games above .500 (first place in the NL East). That’s quite an accomplishment considering the hits to the rotation, injuries, league-average slugging, tough schedule, and heavy travel. This brand of winning baseball is light years away from the LOLMets of years past, and the source of this on-field...

Loading