I’ve got a special treat for you today, as we head into a brand new season of New York Mets baseball beginning on Monday when Noah Syndergaard will throw the first pitch of Opening Day at Citi Field. I reached out to one of my favorite writers, a veteran of the New York City beat, the one and only Kevin Kernan of the New York Post. Kevin was kind enough to take some time from his busy...
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Team sources have told Marc Carig of Newsday, that the Mets plan to put RHP Seth Lugo on the disabled list to begin the season and that RHP Rafael Montero will make the Opening Day roster. Manager Terry Collins told reporters on Friday that Lugo was dealing with arm fatigue during his last start which may have been due to the heavy workload of pitching deep in to the World Baseball Classic. He...
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One of the things I’m most excited about as the New York Mets embark on a new season – among a dozen other things I’m excited about – is seeing Jose Reyes back for a full season. Although he won’t be manning his traditional position at shortstop, I’m still going to enjoy watching him play third base and batting atop the batting order day in and day out....
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With opening day right around the corner, few doubt that the Washington Nationals are seen as the Mets’ chief competition in winning the National League East this season. The Nationals have won the division three of the last five years, averaging almost 92 wins a season. On SI.com 6 of the 8 sportswriters predict the Nationals winning the division, with only 2 picking the Mets (none...
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As a special treat (I have lots of special treats for you this weekend!) here is a new Sporcle quiz I created that looks back 30 years in New York Mets history. I give you the 1987 New York Mets. In celebration of the start of brand new season of Mets baseball, put on your thinking caps (the blue ones with the orange button on top) and riddle me this… Can you name all 12 players that...
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