There are 11 players or managers eligible for induction into the Hall of Fame with the Mets on some portion of their resume. As the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee results await and eight former managers, executives, and umpires on the ballot, here’s how it stacks up for the leader of the franchise’s last championship. The confidence Davey Johnson exuded as a manager for 17...
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As we announced on Wednesday, MMO partnered with Out of the Park Baseball to bring you a 16-team Mets Madness competition that will be simulated over the next few months. The managers of the teams are comprised of MMO writers and editors, one MMO commenter (Mike Lloyd), and we conducted a giveaway for the final manager spot (the 2015 team). Each round will be best-of-seven. We will post only a...
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It seemed like the baseball gods intended for the Mets to win it all and the Red Sox curse to continue. But the postscript to Game 6’s epic theater was anything but a formality. Sunday rain let Boston manager John McNamara give Bruce Hurst the starting nod. Hurst proceeded to reinforce his credentials for series MVP — an award all but in possession before the Mets’ epic comeback two nights...
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We’re looking back at the 50th anniversary of the Mets’ 1973 National League pennant-winning team by reviewing the most inspirational figures of that remarkable run. Last but not least, “The Franchise,” who stood out again as the finest pitcher in baseball. In the pantheon of great seasons from the greatest player in Mets’ history, this season isn’t at the top. And...
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We’re looking back at the 50th anniversary of the Mets’ 1973 National League pennant-winning team by reviewing the most inspirational figures of that remarkable run. We continue with a player who over a 23-year career compiled over 2,700 hits and many more fans—revered in Montreal and adored in New York. The passion exuded by redhead Daniel Joseph Staub was not outward. He was a...
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