Tag: R.A. Dickey

Morning Briefing: Starling Marte Looking for Clearance to Play in Winter League

Good morning, Mets fans! Mets veteran outfielder Starling Marte is looking to play in the Dominican Winter League, but there are some hoops to jump through prior to doing so. Marte, who missed most of the last two months of the 2023 season due to a groin injury, needs to get the Mets’ clearance to play in the winter league. Mike Mayer of Metsmerized Online reported that Marte was at...

Morning Briefing: Showalter, Eppler Will ‘Absolutely’ Retain Their Jobs

Good morning, Mets fans! Mets owner Steve Cohen held a press conference on Wednesday where he assessed the state of the team as the Mets have fallen to fourth place in the NL East despite having the largest payroll in baseball. After the Mets’s blowup in Philadelphia on Sunday, there were many questions about GM Billy Eppler and manager Buck Showalter’s job security; Cohen put those...

Report: Colon, Dickey to Return to Citi Field This Season

Two of the most popular Mets pitchers of the recent past are set to make their return to Citi Field this season. According to a report from Newsday Sports’ Anthony Rieber, Bartolo Colon will be back at Citi Field on May 7 to commemorate the seven-year anniversary of his epic home run in San Diego. Additionally, Rieber reports that former National League CY Young Award winner R.A. Dickey...

Morning Briefing: Several Former Mets Fall Short of Hall of Fame

Good morning, Mets fans! Former St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Scott Rolen has entered baseball infamy as he has accumulated enough votes to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame. Rolen enters as the lone ballot Hall of Famer this year and will join Fred McGriff, who was inducted by the Contemporary Baseball Era committee in December. Several players with Mets connections have missed the 75%...

Mets Best Free-Agent Signing No. 9: R.A. Dickey

This offseason, we’re looking at the Mets’ history with free agency: their best uses of money and their worst. Number 10 was an unlikely pitcher who turned into one of the best performers during the late 1990s and early 2000s while also becoming one of the most underrated players in team history. We continue with another pitcher who pathed a unique road to stardom.   The knuckleball...

MMO Free Agent Profile: Noah Syndergaard, SP

Age: 30 (8/29/1992) B/T: L/R 2022 Traditional Stats: 24 GS, 10-10 record, 134 2/3 IP, 3.94 ERA, 1.255 WHIP, 95 SO, 31 BB 2022 Advanced Stats: 103 ERA+, 3.83 FIP, 16.8 SO%, 5.5 BB%, 1.6 bWAR Rundown It’s impossible to tell the story of the New York Mets during the last decade without mentioning Noah Syndergaard. Acquired by the team back in 2012 as part of the deal that sent then-reigning Cy...

Mets by the Numbers: Taijuan Walker’s Splitter One of Best Pitches in Baseball

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 26 and July 2. Sunday, June 26, 2022 Mets vs. Marlins David...

OTD 2012: David Wright Claims Mets RBI Record

When David Wright entered his eighth full big-league season, several significant franchise records were in his sights. He’d already attained the most doubles in Mets history. In addition, he’d soon be atop the hits and runs scored lists. The RBI record was his when he delivered a go-ahead two-run homer off the Marlins’ Mark Buehrle in the sixth inning at Citi Field. The...

MMO’s Great Eight Mets Teams: Team 7

People have been asking us all winter what we’ve been doing to pass the time during the MLB lockout. I’ll tell you what we do here at MMO — we come up with ideas that not only help us stay busy, but will help you all stay busy, too. Talking about the best teams and/or players in New York Mets history is always a good debate to have — especially during the cold winter months — but what if we...

Morning Briefing: Negotiations Continue, MLB Proposes New Deal

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Pete Alonso created some t-shirts to advertise his Homers for Heroes charity and to pay tribute to the frontline workers. All the proceeds from the shirts will be a direct donation to his charity! If you want to donate and buy a t-shirt you can go here. Jeff Wilpon spoke out about the potential sale of the Mets telling Bleacher Report’s Yaron...

Morning Briefing: Mets Could Have Signed Alex Rodriguez

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Mike Puma of The New York Post explores the idea of what could have happened if the Mets signed Alex Rodriguez. Latest MLB News According to Jason Coskrey of The Japan Times, NPB set June 19 as opening day for the return of baseball in June. Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported that KBO issued a one-year suspension to Jung Ho Kang...

The Unequivocal Peak of R.A. Dickey’s Cy Young Season

When we think of Cy Young awards and New York Mets pitchers, the first guy that likely comes to mind these days is Jacob deGrom — winning two in a row will do that. He’s not the only Mets hurler to take home those honors in the past decade, of course — R.A. Dickey accomplished the feat while deGrom was in High-A. There’s no point in comparing the two because the sample...

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