Tag: Daily News

Mets Honor The Late Tom Seaver During Thursday’s Game

Mets Hall of Famer Tom Seaver sadly passed away at the age of 75 on Wednesday night. The news broke after the Mets game. Baseball has mourned his passing these past 24 hours, and the includes the team here at MMO. The Mets continued this mourning into Thursday’s game, by honoring him both on and off the field, as reported by several beat writers in attendance at the game, including Deesha...

June 15, 1977 – The Day The Music Died

Perhaps no other day in Mets history shook the franchise to its core like this date in 1977 when the organization traded “The Franchise” Tom Seaver. Three days earlier, Seaver beat the Astros in Houston, 3-1, and after the game said: “This may very well be my last game as a Met.’’ Seaver went the distance that day, giving up five hits while walking two and striking out six to raise...

MMO Exclusive: Talking Mets With Beat Reporter Deesha Thosar

I had the opportunity to ask a few questions to the Mets beat reporter for the Daily News, Deesha Thosar. We discussed a variety of issues and questions that the Mets will be facing as they look toward the 2020 season. Please enjoy. Joe D. – Before I get into the Mets, I would love to know your thoughts on your first year covering the team. Can you tell us a little bit about how you came...

Morning Briefing: MLB GM Meetings Start Today

Good morning, Mets fans! Other than the Jets defeating the Giants yesterday, New York sports were pretty quiet yesterday. Before we look around the Majors, I want to take a moment to share sad news that has impacted the MMO community. John Delcos, a veteran journalist and an integral MMO writer during the website’s early years, passed away yesterday. We at MMO wish his family our condolences. He...

Dominic Smith Activated, Jeff McNeil to the IL

With four games left in the 2019 Mets season, we may see Dominic Smith make a return to the field. This is great. What’s not so great? That Jeff McNeil has been placed on the 60-Day IL. I know, it really does not matter that McNeil is placed on the 60-Day IL since the season will be over way before that. But, it’s a shame that our favorite squirrel won’t get to finish out the...

All Hell Breaks Loose In Mets’ Clubhouse After Gut-Punch Loss

Tensions erupted in the Mets’ clubhouse Sunday evening in Chicago, as left-handed pitcher Jason Vargas had to be restrained from coming after a member of the team beat, while manager Mickey Callaway cursed out the reporter for being “an antagonist.” According to other members of the beat including Mike Puma of the New York Post and Deesha Thosar of the Daily News, Callaway told...

Daily News Cuts Newsroom In Half, Trims Sports Section to Nine Writers

The New York Daily News on Monday cut their editorial team by 50 percent, and trimmed their sports section down from 35 members to nine. Some of the casualties include columnist John Harper and reporters Christian Red, Frank Isola, Peter Botte and Mike Mazzeo, who penned tweets in light of the news thanking their readers for following them all these years. “Word is everywhere, obviously,...

Alderson Plans To Discuss Extension With Red-Hot Neil Walker

It’s starting to feel like a broken record, but Mets second baseman Neil Walker did it again, blasting a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning to give the Mets a lead. And unsurprisingly, the Mets still lost the game. Overall it was Walker’s 20th home run of the season, but it was the seventh time this season that his homer gave the Mets a lead. The 20 homers are tied for the...

Hansel Robles Gets Rattled Again

The Mets still haven’t won back-to-back games since before the All-Star break. This time, the fault goes to Hansel Robles for kicking away another winnable effort by Steven Matz. Robles threw 32 pitches – few of them good – as he gave up three runs in two-thirds of an inning in the seventh of Tuesday night’s 5-3 loss to Arizona at Citi Field. The Mets had taken a 3-2 lead in the sixth on Neil...

Zack Wheeler to Start Rehab Assignment on Saturday

Latest Update – 5:04 p.m. More good news on Zack Wheeler’s comeback trail.  Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports that Wheeler will start a rehab assignment this Saturday.  It remains to be seen how long Wheeler will need to shake off the rust, but he still appears on target for a late August return. Update – August 1 Zack Wheeler threw his first session to live hitters without...

Goeddel and Gilmartin On Way To NY

LHP Sean Gilmartin and RH reliever Erik Goeddel are on their way to New York to potentially join the the New York Mets, according to Kristie Ackert of the Daily News. However, Mike Puma of the Post adds that while both are en route, only one of them will be activated. Goeddel will be activated if Matt Harvey does not land on the DL, while Gilmartin will be activated if Harvey remains with the...

Erik Goeddel Played Golf With Chase Utley During Offseason

Mets reliever Erik Goeddel told the Kristie Ackert of the Daily News that he played golf with Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley during the offseason while the two were in Mexico. It wasn’t something that he planned and in fact it was Erik’s brother Tyler who had arranged it. Tyler Goeddel, an outfielder in the Philadelphia system, became friends with the former Phillies All Star....

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