Tag: Jason Bay

Mets Worst Free-Agent Signing No 2: Jason Bay

This off-season, we’re looking at the Mets’ history with free agency. The regrettable list includes names like Jed Lowrie, Kaz Matsui, and most recently Óliver Pérez. Taking the runner-up position is an outfielder very worthy of being at the top (or bottom?). And as far as on-field performance is concerned, that’s definitely the case.  Dollar for dollar and game for game, no...

Morning Briefing: DeGrom Looks To Bolster Cy Young Case 

Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets were idle on Thursday as they received a day off. During their day off, they took a half game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies, closed within 2.5 games of the Chicago Cubs and fell back to 3.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers. Latest Mets News The Mets open a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Jacob deGrom (9-8,...

MMO Fan Shot: Revisiting The Scott Kazmir Trade

An MMO Fan Shot by Noah Rainwater I don’t remember much about the summer of 2004. I vaguely remember turning 21 that June, taking an ill-advised trip to Atlantic City, and realizing that all casinos are not created equal. (Apparently you have to win twice at the Taj Majal, once at the table, and once again in the parking garage, successfully making it to your car without getting stabbed). AC...

All-Time “He Was Good Until He Went to the Mets” Team

“He was good. Until he went to the Mets.” If you’re a Mets fan, there’s a solid chance you say or hear that sentence at least ten times per year. The Mets have had several notable occurrences of “He Was Good Until He Went To The Mets” syndrome over their five decades of play, and countless players have fallen prey to it. When the Mets turned 50, they released...

MMO Exclusive: Jason Bay Wishes Things Could Have Been Better With Mets

From All-Star to disappointment; that’s what fans saw as Jason Bay took the podium last night representing the Pirates at the 2016 MLB Draft. Pittsburgh fans had a two-time All-Star and a middle-of-the-order slugger. Mets fans, however, saw what could have been, rather than what was. Bay, in the area for the first time since retiring in 2013, holds similar feelings about his time in New York....

It’s Opening Day, And What Could Be Better?

It’s Opening Day, and what could be better? There’s a little extra kick in your step this morning and getting out of bed wasn’t the drag it usually is… You woke up smiling as the little voices in your head said, It’s Opening Day, baby!” The Mets and you are tangled in a deep, long-term love affair… And every year at this time your palms get a little...

After A Slow Start, Granderson Has Quieted His Critics

I think it is safe to say that Curtis Granderson has been one of the most offensively productive players in the league since April 29th. Mets fans remember the slow start that Granderson got off too, which drew comparisons to Jason Bay from the harshly critical Mets Twitter community. In a recent article on ESPNNewYork.com, Adam Rubin noted that Granderson has the seventh-best OPS at .895 since...

From Left Field: Mets Have No Luck With Free Agents

We’ve played about a month of the season, and already the Mets’ prized free agent of the offseason – Curtis Granderson – has appeared lost at the plate. As a Met fan, I understand what patience truly is, but Granderson’s struggles are certainly alarming for a player who has not only experienced success but has also done so in New York. With a $15 million per year price tag, Granderson is going...

Mets Owners Dodge Huge Debt Payment, New Loan In Place

Outside a miraculous recovery by Matt Harvey, the New York Mets have the best possible news today. On the day of their first full squad workout, the Mets finalized their refinancing, reported The New York Post. So, if Fred and Jeff Wilpon are spotted smiling on one of the fields in Port St. Lucie, you’ll know why. The Wilpon family, stung in the Ponzi scandal, were five weeks from having to make...

Granderson Stands By His Statement That True New Yorkers Are Mets Fans

After signing his new four-year deal with the Mets, outfielder Curtis Granderson created a stir – especially in the Yankees blogosphere – when he said “true New Yorkers are Mets fans.” Keven Kernan of the New York Post caught up with Grandy while he was visiting the children at Nathan Hale Elementary and Heritage Middle Schools in Chicago. Granderson said he has no regrets about his...

Jason Bay Likely To Retire

Former Mets outfielder Jason Bay tells Shi Davidi of SportsNet.ca that he does not foresee a situation where he would continue his playing career and so he is “essentially retiring”. Bay had contemplated an offer to play in Japan, however the 35-year old believes it is time to focus on family. Bay finishes his career with a .266/.360/.481 slash, 222 career home runs and 754 RBIs in...

MMO Fan Shot: Replacing What Was Lost, Will $29.25 Million Suffice?

An MMO Fan Shot by Ryan Flanagan Recent off-seasons for the Metropolitans have been full of angst, speculation and in the end, money unspent and fans restless. As the Mets were a top three spender of all MLB franchises just a few years ago, the team’s off-the-field financial decisions, most notably the participation in the ill-famed Ponzi scheme run by Bernie Madoff, have limited the club’s...

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