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MMO Interview: New Mets Radio Voice Keith Raad

With Wayne Randazzo accepting a position with the Los Angeles Angels, the New York Mets hired Brooklyn Cyclones radio announcer Keith Raad to join Howie Rose on WCBS 880 for the 2023 season. Raad was kind enough to agree to an interview to discuss his journey: MMO: Congratulations on being named one of the New York Mets radio announcers for the 2023 season. Certainly, this must be a dream come...

Morning Briefing: Cubs Interested in Michael Conforto

Good morning, Mets fans! According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Chicago Cubs are interested in former Met Michael Conforto. Heyman added that Conforto is seeking a two-year deal that includes an opt-out. Conforto wasn’t a member of the 2022 Mets, but he was a consistent presence on the team for the majority of the past decade. He was a member of the 2015 National League champion...

Report: Brewers Will Deny Permission to Interview David Stearns

Updated – Nov. 4, 09:30 ET According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, “all signs” point to the Milwaukee Brewers denying teams the ability to interview their former president of baseball operations David Stearns. Stearns made the decision to step down as the Brewers’ POBO last week and announced they he would stay with the team as an advisor. The Mets were denied last...

Featured Post: Rare Interview Sets Tone for Roberto Clemente’s Legacy

By Danny Torres Editor’s Note: 13 years ago, this piece first appeared in the Puerto Rico Daily Sun, a defunct newspaper in Puerto Rico. American broadcaster Sam Nover, who worked for WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, conducted this unforgettable interview with Roberto Clemente. Sadly, Nover passed away in 2018 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Whether it was in his native Puerto Rico or in the blue collar city...

Tom Hackimer: A Baseball’s Throw from Queens

If Tom Hackimer gets the call to the Mets it will complete the cycle of playing in Queens in high school, college, and the majors. He grew up on the Nassau County side of Floral Park and “could walk out my front door and throw a ball to Queens.” He was even drafted in the 15th round in 2015 by the Mets but was unable to come to an agreement, so he returned to St. John’s for his...

MMO Exclusive: Right-Handed Pitcher, Sam McWilliams

Growing up, Mets’ right-handed pitcher Sam McWilliams was a first-generation baseball player. Neither his father nor anyone in his immediate family played ball, or even rooted for a specific team. But McWilliams had a knack for it. He started playing and absorbed the game by watching Monday Night Baseball on ESPN. It certainly paid off, as he was drafted in the eighth round of the 2014...

MMO Exclusive: Mets ’86 Champ, Wally Backman

When the news broke in mid-November of 2017 that Wally Backman had agreed to manage the New Britain Bees, one of eight independent teams in the Atlantic League, it took few by surprise. The baseball lifer is still chasing his dream of one day managing in the major leagues, a position he held for all of four days in November 2004 with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The club was unaware of his past...

Rare Interview Sets Tone for Roberto Clemente’s Legacy

By Danny Torres Editor’s Note: Eleven years ago, this piece first appeared in the Puerto Rico Daily Sun, a defunct newspaper in Puerto Rico. American broadcaster Sam Nover, who worked for WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, conducted this unforgettable interview with Roberto Clemente. Sadly, Nover passed away in 2018 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Whether it was in his native Puerto Rico or in the blue collar...

International Baseball Spotlight: Italy

In light of all the negative air which has seemed to follow Major League Baseball around over these last few months (for a number of reasons), I’ve become quite fearful for the game’s future. Don’t get me wrong, I am obviously excited that MLB is at least attempting to have a season in 2020 and hope they can play as much of it as possible, but the fact remains that the powers...

Bartolo Colon Sets Sights On Mets Comeback

Operation Bring Big Sexy back to the Big Apple could be a go. In an ESPN article published this afternoon, it was confirmed that 46-year-old pitcher Bartolo Colon wants one more shot in the Major Leagues. Colon hasn’t pitched in an MLB game since September of 2018, when he had his seemingly final campaign with the Texas Rangers. But now he says he is ready to mount a comeback, and his target...

Morning Briefing: McNeil’s Mets Advance To Semifinals

Good Morning, Mets fans! The quarterfinals of MLB’s Players League started on Friday night with Jeff McNeil and the Mets facing off against Dwight Smith Jr. and the Baltimore Orioles. McNeil’s Mets are moving on to the semifinals! Game one: J.D. Davis hits a walk-off pinch-hit two-run home run to win the game in extras! A 3-2 win for the virtual Mets at Citi Field gave McNeil a 1-0...

MMO Roundtable: What’s The Most Obscure Mets Jersey/Shirsey You Own?

Do you have that Mets jersey or shirsey that you look at now and are like “…. why did I ever purchase this?” Or, do you have that Mets jersey or shirsey that is just so obscure that it draws attention anytime you wear it? If you answered yes to either of these questions, we are right there with you. Mojo The most obscure jersey I own would have to be my Danny Muno 51’s jersey....

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