Tag: Willie Randolph

Morning Briefing: Angels Showing Interest in Joey Votto

Good morning, Mets fans! While Wednesday did not present a lot of news from the baseball world, we did get some updates on interest the remaining free agents are garnering. One of the bigger pieces of news came from Jon Heyman, who said on a Bleacher Report live stream that the Los Angeles Angels are one of the team showing increased interest in Joey Votto. The long-time Reds first baseman is...

Morning Briefing: Yankees, Angels, Padres Make Coaching Hires

Good morning, Mets fans! The New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels and San Diego Padres made important additions to their 2024 staff on Tuesday.  The Yankees announced the hiring of former Detroit Tigers and Angels manager Brad Ausmus as their bench coach, filling the vacancy made by Carlos Mendoza departing to become the Mets manager.  Ausmus, a 48th-round draft pick by the Yankees in 1987, has...

OTD 2006: Mets Beat Marlins To Clinch NL East Title

The 18-year wait for a division title ended on a Monday night at Shea Stadium, but it was a certainty for months. The Mets took over the NL East lead on April 6th and never gave it back, maintaining a healthy margin all summer long. Their superior play was rewarded with a postseason clinching earlier than any other team and occurred after a 4-0 win over the Florida Marlins. José Valentín...

OTD 2006: Delgado’s 400th, Beltrán’s Walk-off Homer Beats Cards

The St. Louis Cardinals might’ve thought they were safely ahead with a 7–1 lead in the fifth and a 7–6 lead in the ninth. In both cases, they were wrong. Carlos Beltrán’s two-run walk-off home run confirmed that the Mets were the National League’s best team during the regular season. Those dramatics were preceded by a personal milestone for Carlos Delgado, who made the most of his...

OTD 2006: David Wright’s Subway Series Walk-Off

It’s one of the enduring memories of David Wright. Hitting a drive to deep center field, leaping several times as it drifted toward the warning track, and celebrating after it went beyond the reach of Johnny Damon. As the ball landed near the wall, it brought in Paul Lo Duca and ensured a thrilling victory in one of the best games in the history of the Subway Series—a series that carried...

Greatest One-Year Turnarounds In Mets History

The current version of the Mets is poised to make last year’s disappointment an afterthought. If all things were equal, as in a full 162-game schedule, they’d have a great opportunity to join this list of the most substantial one-year improvements in team history. What are the greatest one-year team turnarounds in Mets history? Let’s take a look. Note: the 1982 season, which...

OTD in 2005: Mike Piazza’s Mets Farewell

Shortly after he arrived in New York in May 1998, praise was hard to come by. The expectations were that Mike Piazza would be the power-hitting catcher who would carry the Mets into contention. So when that power was generated far too infrequently for their liking, fans grew impatient. But any boos directed at Piazza quickly went away. Seven-plus years later, after 220 home runs and countless...

OTD In 2005: Mets Sign Billy Wagner

In 2005, the Mets had a resurgence, finishing the season with a record of 83-79 under new manager Willie Randolph (they had gone 71-91 in 2004 under Art Howe). Despite the significantly improved performance, the Mets lacked a lock-down closer. In 2005, Braden Looper was the team’s closer. Looper had a modest statistical season (4-7, 3.94 ERA, 28 saves, 8 blown saves, 59.1 IP, 27 K)....

Morning Briefing: Fauci Cautions MLB From Playing Into Late October

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News  The now-bearded Howie Rose talked to Pete Alonso about his quarantine activities. Marc Topkin of TampaBay.com profiled Marcus Stroman and his promise to help out baseball programs located in Florida. MetsMerizedOnline.com’s own Jacob Resnick tweeted out that the Mets are one of the teams offering potential undrafted free agents money towards their...

Celebrating Willie Randolph: New York’s First African-American Baseball Manager

The death of George Floyd last week, along with the killing of Michael Brown in 2014, the grand jury decision in the case of Eric Garner in 2015, and the neo-Nazi and white supremacists march in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017, have aggravated what many historians call ‘the fault line of America’—racism. These examples do not constitute an inclusive listing of the injustices...

Mets Video Vault: 1992 Opening Night vs. Cardinals

Here is proof that some good came out of the abominable 1992 season. Hoping to eradicate a disastrous conclusion to 1991, the Mets’ winter maneuvering was predicated upon acquiring proven veterans. Bret Saberhagen, Eddie Murray, and Willie Randolph were among the newcomers, joining Gooden and HoJo to help foster expectations of a division title. The initial test of this experiment came...

Morning Briefing: DeGrom Opens Up Series Against Tampa Bay

Good morning Mets fans! The New York Mets (34-49) were off yesterday after splitting their two-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays (40-46). Latest Mets News The Mets are back home where they will continue some interleague play. Jacob deGrom (5-4, 1.84 ERA) will pitch against Ryne Stanek (1-2, 1.98 ERA) and the Tampa Bay Rays (43-43) beginning at 7:10 p.m. EDT. Ken Davidoff of the New York...

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