Tag: Lucas Duda

MMO Exclusive: Three-Time All-Star, Curtis Granderson

In Major League Baseball history, only six players have recorded 90+ triples, 300+ home runs and 150+ stolen bases, showcasing a penchant for both power and speed: Willie Mays, Hank Aaron, George Brett, Andre Dawson, Steve Finley and Curtis Granderson. Granderson, 42, was an easy player to root for, no matter what team he was on. As congenial as they come, the left-handed hitter posted a 47.2...

Morning Briefing: Angels Acquire Lucas Giolito, Reynaldo López

Good morning, Mets fans! Late on Wednesday night, the Angels made the first big move of the trade deadline as they acquired White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito and relief pitcher Reynaldo López. In return for the California native, Chicago landed the Angels’ second and third-ranked prospects in catcher Edgar Quero and left-handed pitcher Ky Bush. Giolito has a 3.79 ERA on the season...

Mets by the Numbers: Edwin Díaz Bringing the Heat

In this weekly feature for MMO, I’m going to look back at the previous week’s games and share some interesting data and information that I’ve collected through various websites such as Baseball-Reference, FanGraphs, and Baseball Savant. It’ll be a mixture of facts, stats, and analytics. Let’s get into the seven days between June 19 and June 25. Sunday, June 19, 2022 Marlins vs. Mets Chris...

Pete Alonso’s Pursuit Up Mets’ Home Run List

The rate at which Pete Alonso is hitting home runs has already put him in elite company for both Mets and major league history. When he recorded his 100th last September, he was the second-fastest to reach that milestone. His two-home run day in Philadelphia brought his total to 113 in 400 games–good for 13th-most by a Met. For the sake of comparison, it took franchise leader Darryl...

Drew Smith Ready For High Leverage

Drew Smith is ready for a high leverage role. All of the necessary traits appear for the right-hander to contribute during the most pressure-packed innings this summer in Queens. Smith made a critical pitch change. His velocity paired with spin rate play, especially up in the zone. And, he doesn’t get himself into trouble. The bridge to Edwin Diaz has a shaky foundation. So why not let...

Appreciating Lucas Duda’s 2015 Season

As the MLB Lockout drags on, it’s becoming more of a challenge to keep actual baseball in our lives on a daily basis during a time when we should be enjoying it. You know, assuming there will be a season to actually enjoy. I’ve been fighting this challenge all winter, which naturally brought me to watching Lucas Duda highlights over the weekend. Before Yoenis Cespedes got hot, Lucas Duda...

OTD 2015: Mets Clinch NL East in Cincinnati

It’s hard to believe this was six years ago. In a way, it feels like sixty. Yes, there was a time when the Mets averaged 5.4 runs over the final two months of the season, winning 36 of 53 and solidifying themselves a team no one else wanted to face. There was a time when a trade deadline acquisition not only made an impact on the offense but was the central part of a team-wide resurgence....

OTD in 2015: Mets Complete Sweep of Nats to Tie for First

Four batters, four swings, three homers, five runs. It was this third-inning ambush that propelled the Mets into the lead against the team they had been chasing in the NL East. But by the end of a 5-2 win, they had swept the Washington Nationals and the two teams were deadlocked atop the standings — with momentum clearly on New York’s side. As it turned out, this thrilling series...

Drew Smith a Bullpen Piece to Watch For 2021

During the 2017 season with the team falling out of playoff contention, Mets’ general manager Sandy Alderson decided to trade away some of his veteran players for pitching prospects in order to bolster the team’s future bullpen. Of the players they acquired was right-hander Drew Smith from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for first baseman Lucas Duda. Currently, he along with fellow...

First Base Face Off: Carlos Delgado vs. Lucas Duda

If you polled a majority of Mets fans on whether Carlos Delgado or Lucas Duda were better during their time with the Mets, I assume most would probably answer Delgado. I wouldn’t blame them. Delgado was part of a robust Mets offense that included the magical 2006 National League East champion team. The Puerto Rico native also had some big seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays in the...

Amazin’ Memories: Mets Sweep 2013 Subway Series

Baseball is back (almost). This weekend, we’ll see and hear the game we love as the Mets host the Yankees in an exhibition game at Citi Field. The Mets and Yankees have a history of playing exhibition games. Spring training matchups took place regularly from the early 1960s through the mid 1980s when the Mets trained in St. Petersburg and the Yankees trained in Fort Lauderdale. The teams...

Amazin’ Memories: Kirk Nieuwenhuis’s Three-Homer Game

  On July 12, 2015, Kirk Nieuwenhuis became the first Met to hit three home runs in a home game. The 2015 season was a magical ride for the Mets. From the near trade of Wilmer Flores, to the acquisition of Yoenis Cespedes, to the late-season march to the World Series, the 2015 campaign provided a little bit of everything (and most of it was good). When the Mets took on the Arizona...

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