Month: April 2016

Kevin Long Knows The Mets Will Break Out Of Slump

Kevin Long, in his second year as hitting coach for the New York Mets, is met with the early daunting task of breaking this team out of their offensive woes. The offense has sputtered out of the gate to a major league worst in average (.194), slugging (.250) and OPS (.535). Long though, who has been around for 10 years, is not concerned. “I’ve seen all sorts of stuff happen,” said Long, in his...

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Sandy Alderson Backs Terry Collins’ All-In Strategy

Sandy Alderson, the Mets GM and creator of the term “Panic Citi,” agreed with how Terry Collins managed Wedensday’s 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins. Collins who previously stated he was “managing like it was the seventh game of the World Series,” made some interesting moves in the Mets third win of the season. Jim Henderson was called upon to pitch a day after he had...

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Mets Minors Recap: Jannis Loses No-Hitter In Seventh

Las Vegas (3-3) 6, Sacramento 2  Vegas defeated Sacramento with six runs scored between the sixth and seventh innings. Gavin Cecchini led the charge going 2 for 3 with walk, upping his batting average to .263. Brandon Nimmo sat out as Roger Bernadina played Center field and batted leadoff against Chris Stratton. Travis Taijeron went 1 for 4 with a double and 3 strikeouts batting .261 for the...

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Terry Collins Did What He Needed To Change The Narrative

I know this was already addressed on MMO in an article by John Delcos, but I have a somewhat different take on the issue, and that’s what makes this site so special anyway – the wide range of opinions on so many different Mets matters. So Terry Collins knows his team plays hard and knows the effort his group of 25-players put forth in every game. It’s akin to a proud parent...

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Mike Piazza 9/11 Jersey Rescued By Three Mets Fans

Great news on the 9/11 Mike Piazza jersey flap. Thanks to the efforts of three huge Mets fans, the jersey will soon be back in New York where it belongs. According to Kevin Kernan of the NY Post, Anthony Scaramucci, Tony Lauto and an anonymous third business partner, came to an agreement in principle Thursday to buy the jersey for approximately $355,000, making it the most expensive modern-day...

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