An MMO Fan Shot by Sean The last few weeks of Mets baseball have disappointed me in more ways than one. Our heralded veteran mashers, Cano and Ramos, can’t seem to get the ball off the ground. Our young stars, Conforto and Nimmo, have struggled to pull out of their slumps. And our starting pitchers, while showing some signs of improvement, have now fallen victim to the injury bug. This season is...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Chris Time to assess where the 2019 Mets are after the first three weeks of the season. They head home after a long, tough road trip, so here are my three ups and three downs so far this season: Down No. 1: The defense is bad The team seems to get worse every day! Wilson Ramos and Amed Rosario can now be called bad defenders, and they are at the two most important positions,...
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The New York Mets (11-9) played their second game of a three-game series at Busch Stadium against the St. Louis Cardinals (11-9) and lost by a score of 10-2. (Box Score) Pitching: Chris Flexen was brought up from Syracuse to make a start due to Jacob DeGrom’s sore elbow. Flexen is on full rest having made his previous start last Friday. He has a 5.25 ERA over two starts in Syracuse. Flexen...
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One of the very first things new GM Brodie Van Wagenen said was “We will win now, and we will win in the future.” Using a roster filled with talented arms and bats, then supplemented by making a flurry of moves, headlined by the acquisitions of Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz, and Wilson Ramos, among many others, is very clearly part of the plan to win now. One of the very special and talented pieces...
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The Royals were dealt tough news when they found out that long-time catcher Salvador Perez needed Tommy John Surgery. Perez had surgery on Wednesday and will miss the entire 2019 season. As things currently stand, the only catchers on the Royals 40-man roster are Cam Gallagher and Meibrys Viloria. The two players with a combined 114 major league AB’s with no real stats or memorable tools to...
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