With live games underway, and a brand new roster full of new faces and acquisitions, you would think the main talking point of the 2019 New York Mets would be how all these new faces can fit in with the roster, and how the team can compete in a loaded division. However, that is not the case. Whenever you turn on the TV or radio and the Mets are the topic there is one thing that’s being...
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An MMO Fan Shot by The Hammer After the most eventful winter offseason in recent memory, Spring Training is well underway and the fans finally get to scrutinize the overhauled team that has been assembled under new GM Brodie Van Wagenen. Being no fan of the Wilpon’s parsimonious ways in baseball’s largest market, some credit must be given to ownership for the outside-the-box hire of BVW. As a...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Ron Henry. In the last article I wrote for MMO, I discussed how I thought our new front office was accumulating depth as a way of generating a better offensive and defensive profile using regular platooning in four somewhat standard lineup formations. While maybe not the big free agent splash some hoped for, I noted that a balanced roster with sufficient depth can provide...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Mr_O It’s the middle of February, and the Mets still need a starting pitcher. In my previous MMO Fan Shot, I argued for the acquisition of Jakob Junis, a young back-of-the-rotation starter with the Kansas City Royals. Since that article was published on January 2nd, the Mets have acquired several players through trades and free agency, solidifying the bullpen and offensive...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Carl A. Weber When Doris Kearns Goodwin released her memoir “Wait Till Next Year” back in 1997 I was reminded of the difference between documented fact and remembered occurrence. Baseball fans on a certain sports radio station went into apocalyptic spasms over the author’s inaccurate statements gleaned from her youthful remembrances. I take a more forgiving tack (especially...
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