Tag: World Series

Mets Madness Second Round Preview: 2022 Mets vs. 1986 Mets

MMO’s partnership with Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) continues as our 16-team Mets Madness bracket is now down to only eight teams. Next up, in Round 2 of the tournament, MMO and OOTP pit the 2022 Mets team against the 1986 Mets team. James Villani, MMO editor and writer, will continue at the helm of the 2022 team. Meanwhile, MMO editor and writer, Chris Bello, continues controlling the 1986...

What The Betting Markets Are Saying About The 2024 Mets

The saying goes, “Vegas always knows.” Of course, spring training is still 54 days away and Opening Day is not until March 28. However, it is still interesting to see what external thoughts have to say on how the 2024 Major League Baseball season will go, and specifically, how the New York Mets will fair. No better way to see some early projections than using what the betting markets...

Hall of Fame Case: Davey Johnson

There are 11 players or managers eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame with the Mets on some portion of their resume. As the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee results await and eight former managers, executives, and umpires on the ballot, here’s how it stacks up for the leader of the franchise’s last championship.  The confidence Davey Johnson exuded as a manager for 17...

How The Texas Rangers Built a Champion

On Wednesday night, the Texas Rangers exercised their demons and won their first World Series title in franchise history over the Arizona Diamondbacks. It was a tumultuous road back to glory for the Rangers, who appeared in back-to-back Fall Classics in 2010 and 2011 and enjoyed a run of success in the mid-2010s before ultimately undergoing a lengthy rebuild process that kept them out of the...

Morning Briefing: Texas Rangers Win First World Series Championship

Good morning, Mets fans! On Wednesday night, the MLB season officially ended as the Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2023 World Series, four games to one. Winning Game 5 of the series by a score of 5-0, the 2023 Rangers gave the franchise their first-ever World Series trophy since its inception in 1961. Game 5 was the definition of a pitcher’s duel, even though each...

MMO Crossfire: Should Matt Harvey Have Pitched the Ninth?

On this fated day eight years ago, Matt Harvey pitched the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series, and we all know how it ended. Lucas Duda throws home, the Royals win, etc., etc. But would things really have gone that differently had Harvey not pitched the ninth? MMO challenged two writers to argue whether or not Harvey should have taken the mound or if Terry Collins should have handed...

Morning Briefing: Scherzer Departs With Back Tightness, Rangers Take Series Lead

Good morning, Mets fans! And happy Halloween! Max Scherzer left his start in Game 3 of the World Series after just three innings due to back tightness. Scherzer attempted to warm up on the mound but motioned for the training staff after a few tosses. Jon Gray, Texas’ scheduled Game 4 starter, entered in Scherzer’s place. Scherzer wasn’t the only Ranger who left with an injury –...

World Series Game 3 Thread: Rangers vs. D-Backs, 8:03 PM

TEXAS RANGERS @ ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS CHASE FIELD | PHOENIX, ARIZONA | 8:03 P.M. FOX – ESPN RADIO RHP Max Scherzer (0-1, 9.45 ERA) vs. RHP Brandon Pfaadt (0-0, 2.70 ERA) The Diamondbacks host the Rangers at Chase Field on Monday for Game 3 of the World Series. It’s the first World Series game hosted at Chase Field since Nov. 4, 2001, where the D-Backs defeated the Yankees in Game 7 to...

MMO Game Chat: Jets vs. Giants, 14 Total NFL Games

With the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers getting their first game off during the World Series, baseball turns way to the NFL for football Sunday. As for the World Series, the Diamondbacks tied it up last night thanks to a clobbering in Texas. The World Series returning on Monday, October 30 as the Rangers travel to Arizona for Game 3. The probable pitching matchup in that game is Max...

World Series Game 2 Thread: D-Backs vs Rangers, 8:03 PM

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS @ TEXAS RANGERS GLOBE LIFE FIELD | ARLINGTON, TEXAS | 8:03 p.m. Fox – ESPN Radio RHP Merrill Kelly(2-1, 2.65 ERA) vs. LHP Jordan Montgomery (3-0, 2.16 ERA) It’s going to be hard to beat the theatrics from Game 1. The Diamondbacks enter Globe Life Park for Game 2 of the World Series after blowing their lead in the ninth to the Rangers. Paul Sewald surrendered a...

Morning Briefing: Rangers Walk Off Diamondbacks In Extras In Game 1

Good morning, Mets fans! The World Series kicked off on Friday night, and if Game 1 was any indication of what’s to come, we have quite the series in store. Both teams traded punches early, but the Diamondbacks got the better of Nathan Eovaldi and brought a 5-3 lead into the ninth inning. Corey Seager then provided a massive World Series moment with the Rangers down to their final two...

World Series Game 1 Thread: D-Backs vs Rangers, 8:05 PM

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS @ TEXAS RANGERS Globe Life Field | Arlington, Texas | 8:05 p.m. Fox – ESPN Radio RHP Zac Gallen (2-2, 5.24) vs. RHP Nathan Eovaldi (4-0, 2.42) Today will mark the 119th renewal of the World Series featuring the American League Champion Texas Rangers and the National League Champion Arizona Diamondbacks. The Fall Classic was first played in 1903, and has taken place...

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