Month: March 2017

Pedro Lopez Looks to Bring Winning Culture to Vegas

Pedro Lopez will begin his first day at his new job, manager of the Las Vegas 51s, on April 6, but he is far from a stranger to the New York Mets organization. The 2017 season will mark the 48-year-old’s tenth in the system, and he’s looking to parlay that experience into a productive year at the helm of the Mets’ Triple-A club. In an interview with Betsy Helfand of the Las...

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How Lucas Duda Can Make the Mets’ Lineup Elite

As things stand today, the Mets’ lineup would probably have to be considered middle-of-the-pack.They don’t really have any star hitters outside of Yoenis Cespedes, though guys like Curtis Granderson, Neil Walker, Asdrubal Cabrera and possibly even Jay Bruce are solid supplemental guys. The team’s lineup will probably play second-fiddle to its own best rotation in baseball....

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The Amazin’ Metscast: 2017 Season Preview With Ty Kelly And Joe D

We are back for the 2017 season and open up with a huge show as we preview the upcoming year of baseball. Ty Kelly of the NY Mets joins us to discuss his road to the majors, the World Baseball Classic and his hysterical youtube channel with Matt Pare of the San Francisco Giants organization. Our second guest on this episode is no stranger to you as editor-in-chief of MetsMerized online, Joe D...

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Morning Briefing: DeGrom’s Final Spring Tuneup, Montero’s Surprising Resurgence

Good Morning Mets Fans. The Grapefruit League has come to a close as we inch closer to opening day on Monday. The Mets will play against it’s Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas 51s today as Jacob deGrom takes the mound in his final tuneup for the regular season. After today’s game the Metropolitans head back to Queens for Friday’s game against Army at Citi Field. LATEST METS...

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Spring Recap: Mets and Braves Draw to a 2-2 Tie in Grapefruit League Finale

Pitching Sean Gilmartin took the bump in his first outing since March 8th after nursing a shoulder injury. The left hander tossed 18 pitches over two innings, 10 strikes to 8 balls, while allowing one earned run on three hits, walking two, and notching his fourth strikeout of the spring. Rafael Montero was stellar across his two innings, striking out both Freddie Freeman and Dansby Swanson....

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