Month: April 2017

2017 Mets Official Opening Day Roster #UnfinishedBusiness

With Seth Lugo having been officially placed on the disabled list all the chips have fallen into place and here is your official 2017 Opening Day Roster for the New York Mets. Catchers Travis d’Arnaud Rene Rivera Infielders Asdrubal Cabrera Lucas Duda Wilmer Flores Ty Kelly Jose Reyes T.J. Rivera Neil Walker Outfielders Jay Bruce Yoenis Cespedes Michael Conforto Curtis Granderson Starting...

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Talkin’ Mets: Opening Day Special – 2017 Mets and MLB Preview

I am joined by Paul Lebowitz of Fanrag Sports to preview the 2017 Mets season and MLB. Who is the most important Mets player? What worries us about this group? Who are the sleeper teams in both leagues? Will the Yankees be able to steal some of the Mets thunder? All this and much more is answered in this season preview podcast. [iframe]<iframe...

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Bruce Could Care Less What Fans and Reporters Think About His Ability To Play In New York

Let’s call a spade a spade. If you had asked anyone in the Mets front office in December, nobody would have predicted that right fielder Jay Bruce would be on the Mets Opening Day roster this year. Sandy Alderson didn’t hide the fact that he and his staff worked tirelessly to try and trade Bruce and his $13 million contract this past offseason, but this winter’s market...

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Mets Opening Day Roster Will Be Historic, Here’s Why…

At approximately 1:02 pm on Monday April 3rd, the Met roster will be individually named by Citi Field announcer Alex Anthony.  As each player climbs the steps and is greeted by the faithful fans adorned in orange and blue, they will assemble along the first base line and peer out to the capacity crowd tipping their caps and waving their hands. The customary introductions will be different this...

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Morning Briefing: Collins Readies For Possible Last Rodeo, Bruce’s Big Year Ahead

Good Morning Mets Fans. Today is opening day eve with the 2017 Metropolitans season just hours away from beginning. There is real baseball today, over on ESPN you can find a triple header of games that include the New York Yankees taking on the Tampa Bay Rays at 1 PM ET. The San Francisco Giants will also be opposed by the Arizona Diamondbacks at 4 PM ET and lastly, the Chicago Cubs begin their...

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