Month: March 2016

A Baseball First: World Series Combatants Square Off On Opening Day

gut-wrench-ing: adjective; extremely unpleasant or upsetting. In four days, the Mets will have to endure something that no team before has ever suffered through. A fan base that has sat through its share of heartache will have yet another chapter written and it’s completely out of everyone’s control. Coming off of an amazing season in which the Mets arrived early, taking the NL East...

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SNY Announces 1 Hour Documentary “Five Days In Flushing”

SNY, the official television home of the New York Mets, recalls the memorable days leading up to the 2015 trade deadline that transformed a struggling Mets team into a World Series contender with Five Days in Flushing.   What started with heart-wrenching tears, ended in elation only four days later as the Mets moved into a tie for first place following a seemingly improbable three-game sweep of...

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MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Nationals, 12:10 PM (SNY)

The New York Mets and Washington Nationals get together for a rare 12:10 pm matchup today at Tradition Field. Matt Harvey will start but is only scheduled to pitch two innings and then he’ll be followed by Noah Syndergaard who should get about five innings or more. They will be opposed by right-hander Trevor Gott for the Nationals. Terry Collins is using his projected No-DH Lineup when the...

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2016 Season Preview: David Wright, 3B

David Wright, 3B Bats/Throws: R/R DOB: December 20, 1982 (33 on Opening Day) Contract: Year four of eight-year, $138 million deal ($20 million salary) 2015 Recap In just two short years, David Wright has gone from being a top ten position player in all of baseball to being arguably the biggest question mark for the Mets going into the 2016 season. Wright, who just turned 33, is battling spinal...

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MMO Exclusive: Adam Rubin Sizes Up Mets As Spring Training Draws To An End

ESPN New York’s Adam Rubin is well known for his intensive coverage of the Mets, live tweeting games, interviewing players, and breaking stories as they happen.  I recently had the chance to talk with Adam and hear his take on the young aces, David Wright, and his expectations of the team this season. Noah: Coming off an unexpected run of success in 2015, what has been the atmosphere...

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