Month: June 2016

MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Nationals, 7:05 PM

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 • 7:05 p.m. Nationals Park • Washington, D.C. RHP Matt Harvey (4-9, 4.64) vs. RHP Lucas Giolito (ML debut) SNY • MLBN • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets dropped the opening game of the set with the Nationals last night and look to get back on the right track tonight while health concerns among the team as a whole continue to rise. The Mets have lost two straight games...

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Smith, Herrera Selected to Play in Futures Game

Las Vegas 51s second baseman Dilson Herrera and Binghamton Mets first baseman Dominic Smith have been selected to represent the Mets in the 2016 Futures Game in San Diego on July 10th. Smith will be playing on the U.S. roster while Herrera will be playing for Team World. Herrera, 22, has struggled of late dropping his slash line down to .278/.324/.474 for the season in 291 at bats. He does have...

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Know Your Stats: Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+)

In last week’s installments of the widely-beloved “Know Your Stats” series, we looked at both OPS/OPS+ and wOBA. Today we already looked at wRAA and will now cover wRC+. Of all the popular offensive statistics publicly available in the baseball world, Weighted Runs Created Plus (wRC+) may be the gold standard. It combines the corrections to batting average, OBP, and slugging...

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Time for Harvey and deGrom to Take Charge

As the 2015 season began, the Mets finally had reason to hope.  The main reason for that was Jacob deGrom and the return of  Matt Harvey. There was also the expectation that the Mets would also get contributions from prospects Noah Syndergaard and Steven Matz, but no one knew what, if anything, either could contribute in 2015, it was all about deGrom and Harvey. Seemingly out of nowhere, deGrom...

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Mets Summer Blood Drive Today at Citi Field

The New York Mets are hosting their annual summer blood drive today at Citi Field, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Foxwoods Club. Those who donate will receive a voucher for two tickets to a select home game. Parking is available in lot G off of 126th street, and donors can enter through the Hodges VIP gate at Citi Field. The drive benefits the New York Blood Center, one of the largest community...

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