Tag: Bobby Ojeda

MMO Exclusive: ’86 Champ, Bobby Ojeda

The New York Mets made several shrewd moves in the early-to-mid eighties that aided the club in winning their second World Series championship in franchise history. From their trade with the St. Louis Cardinals for Keith Hernandez and adding southpaw Sid Fernandez from the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1983, to trading for Ray Knight from the Houston Astros and acquiring Gary Carter from the Montreal...

MMO’s Great Eight Mets Teams: Team 1

People have been asking us all winter what we’ve been doing to pass the time during the MLB lockout. I’ll tell you what we do here at MMO — we come up with ideas that not only help us stay busy, but will help you all stay busy, too. Talking about the best teams and/or players in New York Mets history is always a good debate to have — especially during the cold winter...

Shoebox Memories: 1992 Upper Deck Chris Gwynn with Gregg Jefferies

Often we take a look at cards featuring Mets stars and marvel at the action shown on the card.  At times we are satisfied to determine the game and play of the action showed on the card front.  In this article we’re going to do things a little differently as we review together this 1992 Upper Deck (card #689 from the set) that features Chris Gwynn sliding into third, which is manned by...

1986 Mets Win ‘Dream Bracket 2: Dream Seasons’ Simulation

Well, it looks like those ’86 Mets have another (simulated) championship to add to their resume. MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo reported yesterday that the 1986 squad beat the (116 game-winner) 2001 Seattle Mariners 4-3 in a best-of-seven final series to be crowned ‘Dream Backet 2’ champions (I wonder if they allow fans in this virtual world). You can find full game-by-game...

Breaking: Mets Analyst Nelson Figueroa Fired

According to the New York Post, SNY has fired Mets’ analyst Nelson Figueroa. Sources told the Post that Figueroa showed up to his job on Thursday in “a state not fit to work,” and was let go on Friday morning. The Post reports that the 45-year-old former pitcher allegedly demanded to appear on “Baseball Night in New York” Thursday, but he was no permitted to go on air. Figueroa joined SNY as...

3 Up, 3 Down: Another NL East Rivalry Lives On

Perhaps not as intense as the Mets and Nationals rivalry looks to be in coming years, but the Miami Marlins have played hard fought games against New York all season and like the Mets, they’re a squad that is centered around young talent and a low payroll.  The fish kept finding ways to get hits en route to taking 2 out of 3 games in this series, below are the usual takeaways in this...

MMO Game Recap: Mets 9, Marlins 1 (Hail Flores!)

What a game for Wilmer Flores who continues to crush it at the plate as the Mets trounced the Miami Marlins by a score of 9-1 tonight at Citi Field. Flores blasted a pair of homers and drove a double to the wall in a huge 3-for-4 night with three runs scored and six RBIs. Wow, imagine if Terry Collins didn’t have him sitting on the bench for so many weeks? This was the second time Flores...

3 Up, 3 Down: Hollywood Hulk

The Mets continued their West Coast road trip and stopped by Los Angeles for a 3 game set against the N.L. West leading Dodgers. NY dropped 2 of 3, but unlike previous series, there were great individual takeaways for players looking to lock up their positions for 2015 and beyond. Conversely, the veterans were showed up by their younger counterparts. Below is a recap of 3 stocks that went up and...

Ojeda Says Six-Man Rotation Would Be Disastrous, SNY Ratings On Life Support

Wheeler’s debut should help SNY’s sagging ratings according to Neil Best of Newsday who writes: SNY is on pace for the lowest Mets ratings in its eight-season history, stuck with a team out of contention earlier than any other in that span, and suddenly has been gifted with a marquee attraction. “I think this team, fan base, organization, and maybe a little bit the announcers, need a jolt...

Mets Demote Edgin To Double-A Binghamton To Make Room For Marcum

As I expected, the Mets have demoted Josh Edgin to Double-A Binghamton to clear a roster spot for Shaun Marcum. I even speculated that he should go to Binghamton which is where he ends up. We’ll see him again, I’m sure… Updated on 4/26 I got an interesting email from Kevin (K Maxx) this morning who asked, “if Terry Collins is so concerned about Josh Edging being...

Bob Ojeda Getting New Deal from SNY

We all know Bobby Ojeda for two things.  One, he was a member of the 1986 World Champion Mets.  Two, he has done an excellent job as an analyst for SNY.  According to Andrew Fegyveresi, VP of Communications for SNY, Bob Ojeda is getting a new deal from SNY to stay on as an analyst.  Thats not all that surprising to me.  I’ve watched alot of him during the season and loved to hear him talk...

Playing Hard Versus Hardly Playing

Wins and losses mean very little these days for the Mets since being mathematically eliminated last week. That said, I was stunned by how the team responded after Chase Utley’s dirty take-out slide of Ruben Tejada last night. What ever happened to pride and respect? Once again, the Mets shrunk in the face of adversity and took it on the chin. Once again I watched as the Mets get knocked...

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