Month: September 2016

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

Friday, September 30, 2016 • 7:05 p.m. Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, PA RHP Robert Gsellman (3-2, 2.56) vs. RHP Alec Asher (2-0, 1.66) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Cardinals and Giants both won on the Mets off day, so the race for the Wild Card just got a little tighter. The Mets still control their destiny though as they head into Philly for the last series of the season. Mets...

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Can The Mets Win The World Series Against All Odds?

Slugger Jay Bruce picked a perfect time to be swinging a hot bat again. The all-star outfielder has been mired in an offensive slump since being acquired from the Reds at the trade deadline. But that has changed in the last few weeks. Bruce has been on a tear as we inch closer to securing a National League wild card spot. “Since the day I got here, that’s all I wanted to do,” Bruce told the New...

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Roberto Clemente: The Legend Behind the Award

Throughout Baseball’s glorious history there have been hundreds of players idolized in their hometown. Occasionally, but seldom, does a player come along whose greatness extends beyond the city where they play. And then there’s Roberto Clemente, the first ballplayer to be revered on two continents. On the final day of the 1972 season, September 30th, Roberto Clemente doubled off Mets rookie Jon...

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MLB Needs To Immediately Review End of Game Plays

Last night, Yadier Molina hit a game winning walk-off double scoring Matt Carpenter from first base to keep the Cardinals Wild Card hopes alive and well. There was just one teensy little problem. The umpires blew the call. Molina’s double hopped the fence and hit the back wall meaning the umpires should have ruled it a ground rule double and ordered Carpenter to go back to third base. Now,...

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Mets Sticking to Originally Planned Weekend Rotation

With Bartolo Colon only lasting 2.1 innings and only having thrown 47 pitches in his start on Monday against the Marlins, the Mets had originally flirted with bringing Colon back on Friday to pitch on short rest. The benefit of his pitching on Friday meant that he would be on his regular rest in case the Mets needed him to pitch the Wild Card Game next week. The Mets have reversed course and...

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