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MLB Implements Mudding Standards to Address HBP Issue

For fans of the New York Mets, seeing players getting hit by pitches has become all too common in the 2022 season. As a team, the Mets have been hit by pitches the most the major leagues, with 50 going into action on June 21 (on pace to set a Major League Baseball record). The Baltimore Orioles are a fairly close second with 42 HBP, followed by the Seattle Mariners (39) and the Cincinnati Reds...

Morning Briefing: Chris Bassitt, Mets Avoid Arbitration

Good morning, Mets’ fans. Unfortunately, the Mets were unable to complete the doubleheader sweep last night. Instead, they settled with a split and will look for another series win this afternoon with Taijuan Walker on the mound. The best moment of the day came when Starling Marte homered on the first pitch he saw since being removed from the bereavement list. Marte was on the list after...

The Mets Should Just Say No To Justin Upton

With less than two weeks to go until the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, the Mets are in sore need of a bat or three.  Well, duh.  That’s all anyone is talking about these days.  And one team that keeps popping up as a potential trade partner for the Mets is the underachieving San Diego Padres.  The Padres supposedly upgraded their entire outfield this past off-season, adding Matt Kemp,...

Padres En Fuego This Offseason: Acquire Justin Upton

The typical cast of lame-duck offseason characters has morphed this offseason.  The San Diego Padres haven’t won more than 77 games over the last four seasons, but this year, they’ve decided the losing stops. The Padres have just executed a deal with the Atlanta Braves that will send outfielder Justin Upton to the west coast for the final year of his current contract. Looks like LHP...

Justin Upton For Noah Syndergaard?

John Harper of The Daily News discussed a potential trade parallel between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves.  The idea is to trade Mets RHP prospect Noah Syndergaard for a return of Atlanta Braves outfielder Justin Upton.  Neither team has publicly entertained the deal, but it has traction. It certainly makes more sense than signing an underwhelming free agent simply because the spending...

4,000 Wins, Two World Series Championships

Congratulations to the New York Mets on their 4,000th win in franchise history. And a nice job by their PR department on the above graphic, although I would have had one player to represent each decade of their history. Perhaps two-time All Star second baseman Ron Hunt to represent the 1960’s or even the original Mr. Met, Ed Kranepool. 4,000 wins is certainly a milestone, but hardly...

MMO Players of the Week: Lagares and Niese Cop Top Honors

This week in Mets baseball was just like any other: stagnant offense, average defense and bi-polar pitching. At the close of week two, it became apparent that more than one player was going to have to hit consistently for this team to experience constant success and reach that seemingly astronomical 90-win goal. However, despite the up and down pattern we have been seeing from this team, there...

Mejia Shows Some Much Needed Sizzle, Energy and Emotion

Jenrry Mejia showed some guile toughing it out to give the Mets a five inning effort that might have had an entirely different complexion if it weren’t for two dead-red pitches that left fielder Justin Upton rocketed for two home runs. That second homerun reportedly traveled 477 feet before landing in the back of the upper deck. As soon as the ball was hit, Mejia tossed his glove in...

MMO Game Recap: Mets 6, Braves 4

The Mets (4-5) took the rubber game of the series in Atlanta, beating the Braves (5-4) by a score of 6-4 on Thursday night. Jenrry Mejia took the ball for New York in his second start of the season, while David Hale got the call for Atlanta. The Mets drew first blood when Eric Young singled, stole second, took third on a bad throw, and came in to score on Daniel Murphy’s groundout. But the...

The Clock Is Ticking On Sandy Alderson’s Plan For The Mets

We keep hearing the word “plan” tossed around this winter. Nobody knows what the plan is, as it seems to change from day-to-day and week-to-week. As legendary hockey coach Herb Brooks would say, this Mets off-season has looked a lot like “two monkeys trying to hump a football.” The only “plan,” as I see it, is to keep the Mets fans thinking there is a plan so that they continue to buy tickets...

Featured Post: Are We Giving Up Too Quickly On Ike Davis?

Everybody loves a home run slugger. There’s nothing quite like the excitement of watching batters with pop in their bats blast the ball out of the park whenever they step to the plate. Yet, in the post steroid baseball era, consistent home run sluggers, guys that can be counted on to hit thirty or more home runs year after year, is diminishing. Soaring individual home run totals were a rarity in...

Red Sox Unlikely To Make Stephen Drew A Qualifying Offer, Mets Could Zero In

Last week, Andy Martino of New York Daily News, reported that the Mets could pursue a free agent shortstop this offseason and added that this upcoming offseason could be the the most important one for the Mets in several years. In talking with a Mets front office person, he learned that the Mets are very open to spending on a free agent shortstop this offseason. It had been my assumption that...

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