An MMO Fan Shot by Matthew Kayser This Long Island native and ’80s child fondly remembers going to Shea Stadium as a kid, back when Doc, Darryl, Keith, and Mookie owned New York and, to a greater extent, my heart. I can vividly recall seeing such inspiring slogans as “Catch the Rising Stars” and “Baseball Like It Oughta Be” adorning the upper reaches of the Big...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Travis W. Baseball is a business. It is totally understandable that fans want their team to get the best players and that when owners fail to do so they are labeled ‘cheap’. I am not here to defend the Wilpons. Not at all. For starters, I don’t know their financial situation (as private companies, MLB teams keep their books closed) or how they determine their budget for Mets...
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An MMO Fan Shot by @kengiffyjr Everyone knows Bullpens are extremely important. But I set out to determine HOW important, and whether there was any correlation between a team’s Bullpen WAR and the overall team’s wins. This offseason Brodie had a tall task, improving the offense, its depth, and more. But one of the boxes he needed to check on the top of his To Do list from the get go – completely...
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An MMO Fan Shot by J Doubleday “Ray. People will come, Ray. They’ll come to Iowa for reasons they can’t even fathom. They’ll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they’re doing it. They’ll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. “Of course, we won’t mind if you look around”, you’ll say,...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Jeffrey L. Swipe right if you’re expecting an article on a buy-in for Manny Machado or Bryce Harper. Moving on. Why not buy into something completely different? If you’re reading this you’re most definitely a Mets fan, thus, by default, you’re a strong-willed loyalist overflowing with patience – 1986, need more be written? – but you likely also contain a healthy dose of...
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