Month: June 2011

Mets Fans Chipping In For A Good Cause

1986 World Series hero Gary Carter, who is suffering from inoperable malignant brain tumors, went through his first day of radiation treatments this week and we at MMO want to wish him well in his battle against this disease. Gary’s daughter, Kimmy Bloemers, wrote an entry on her online journal that the treatments are going well and that Gary is going to “take on these next six weeks...

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Looking Back At Last Year’s Mets First Rounder

Okay I’m back from my 48-hour Post-MLB Draft Stress Disorder. Did you guys miss me? How about you Bayonne Met Fan, did you miss me? Well shockingly enough, the Mets did not end up with any of the players I figured they would select in the first round on Monday. I never expected them to reach so far down to grab Brandon Nimmo who probably would have still been there with their second pick,...

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What About A Jason Bay for Adam Dunn Swap?

Jason Bay has been awful in his stay thus far with the Mets. I don’t even think in my worst dreams would I have thought that he would be this bad. When you start to think about trades, you immediately think that a guy like Jason Bay is not tradeable due to his hefty contract and lack of production. But, there are other guys who were signed to big contracts by other teams, who are also...

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These Mets Are A Resilient Bunch With No Quit In Them

Believe me when I say this, but I am not taking a drink of the Kool-Aid. I never expected the Mets to contend this season and don’t expect that to change. I still think over the next six weeks the Mets will attempt to shed payroll in the names of Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes and Francisco Rodriguez. I don’t know what will become of David Wright, but I know they won’t, and can’t, trade him now...

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Mets Farm Report: June 7th, 2011

Buffalo Bisons 4 | Indianapolis Indians 13 Tonight ended a stretch of three quality starts in a row for Josh Stinson and boy was it awful. The 2nd inning was an inning where you feel bad for the pitcher as you sit there and watch hit after hit. There was nothing he could throw that was going to record an out. He started off the game fine, cruising through the first inning, and then things...

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