Month: May 2018

MMO Game Thread: Cubs vs Mets, 7:10

Thursday, May 31, 2018 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. LHP José Quintana (5-4, 4.78) vs. RHP Seth Lugo (1-1, 2.48) SNY • WOR 710 AM • 104.3 WAXQ-FM HD 2 • ESPN 1050 What an improbable three days for the Mets. There’s a glass half full way of looking at the last couple of days and then there is the “typical Mets way of looking at things” also known as glass half empty...

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Mets Struggles With RISP Need To Turn Around

After splitting a four-game series with the Braves in rainy Atlanta, the New York Mets currently sit four-and-a-half games behind the newly-minted first-place Washington Nationals. Between the talent littered throughout the Braves, Nats, and Phillies, the Mets have their work cut out for themselves. In order to stay competitive in the National League East, this team will need to take advantage...

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Mets Notes: Frazier Begins Rehab Assignment Tonight, Matz Throwing Today

The New York Mets announced this afternoon that Todd Frazier will begin his rehab assignment with the Las Vegas 51s this evening. Frazier, 32, is working his way back from a left hamstring strain and was hitting .237/.357/.412 with five home runs, and 21 runs batted in 32 games this season. The team also announced that reliever Anthony Swarzak, who pitched an inning for Las Vegas on Tuesday, is...

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MMO Exclusive: Former Mets Manager, Davey Johnson

The 1986 New York Mets team is one that will forever be revered by fans. Lauded for their gritty style of play, the ’86 club was one in which no matter what the score or situation, the team never felt like it was going to lose. It’s hard to argue with that statement, considering the club won 108 regular-season games, running away with the East Division by 21.5 games. On the first day...

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Unconventional Bullpen Usage Pays Off For Callaway in Series Finale

Most of the bullpen talk from new Mets manager Mickey Callaway during the offseason and in spring training was that he wasn’t going to simply use Jeurys Familia as the closer every chance and that he would use pitches in a variety of roles. Coming into Wednesday night against the Atlanta Braves, Callaway had been pretty conventional with his back-end of the bullpen usage as Familia’s...

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