Month: August 2017

MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Reds, 7:10 PM ET

Tuesday, August 29, 2017 • 7:10 p.m. Great American Ball Park • Cincinnati, OH RHP Chris Flexen (3-2, 5.79) vs. RHP Sal Romano (3-5, 4.96) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets head to Ohio to start a series with the Reds after splitting a four game set with the Nationals. Almost as important as splitting the doubleheader, the Mets got a day off before this series so they...

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Prospects Going To AFL Include Nido, Guillorme, Thompson and Kaczmarski

The Mets are sending many players to the Arizona Fall League this offseason. So far, the prospects heading out west include Tomas Nido, Luis Guillorme, David Thompson and Kevin Kaczmarski. All four of those players are with Double-A Binghamton this season, a team that has made the playoffs. After Nido hit .320 last season, he has had a down year in 2017 having hit just .237/.293/.366 with eight...

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Manfred: Balls And Strikes Could Soon Be Called By Computers

Speaking with ESPN’s Andrew Marchand, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred addressed the possibility of having balls and strikes called by computers when the technology is made available. “As a technological matter, I believe we will get to the point that balls and strikes can be called in real time by a machine,” Manfred said. “I think you have to make that bet, if you have...

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Curtis Granderson Says Thank You In Players Tribune Article

Players get traded all the time. Every once in a while, a player is traded and no matter the situation, it’s a sad day for the fans. When Curtis Granderson was traded to the Dodgers, it was bittersweet. We were all sad to see him go, but we were happy that he went to the team with the best chance of winning the World Series, something he most definitely deserves. Though Granderson is in...

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Dissecting the David Wright Dilemma

Mets fans are split when it comes to David Wright. Some want him to come back so they can cheer him on again, while others want him to call it quits and retire already. We can all love the Captain while being torn about whether or not we want to see him in uniform at Citi Field again. Before proclaiming your belief that Wright should retire, however, it is important to have all the facts. David...

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