Author: Fan Shots

Cespedes’ Market Hasn’t Shaped Up How We Thought It Would

If you would have told me in November that we would be refreshing out Twitter feeds on January 17th, praying to see a report indicating Yoenis Cespedes is heading back to Queens, I probably would of laughed myself into tears. Sure the Mets are still in the hunt for the slugging Cuban outfielder that brought magic to New York City’s largest borough. But the entire market for Cespedes is not what...

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Featured Post: Mets Should Make Cespedes An Aggressive One-Year Offer

An MMO Fan Shot by Robert Walsh Just wanted to get your thoughts as to what you think about the prospects and value of a strong 1-year pillow contract offer to Yoenis Cespedes. A strong $24-$26 million, one-year deal may be enough for him at the going rate. It doesn’t sound as if he is going to get that 6-year/$150 million he’s looking for and next year’s free agent class is by...

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MMO Fan Shot: Where Does Piazza Rank Among The Greatest Catchers Of All Time

An MMO Fan Shot by Andy Love The arc of the baseball universe is long, but it bends towards justice.  And so, Mike Piazza, a true superstar, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on his fourth attempt.  Piazza’s failure to muster the requisite 75% of votes his first three years on the ballot was a true travesty, based on unsubstantiated rumors about steroid use stemming from nothing...

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MMO Fan Shot: A Case For Noah Syndergaard In The Bullpen

It was game five of the 2015 NLDS and the improbable Mets had gone toe to toe with the favored Dodgers in the shadows of LA. And the all-star Jacob deGrom had once again gone round for round with the game’s best, Clayton Kershaw. And deGrom was winning on the cards while the Mets garnered a razor thin one run lead after six. Unfortunately this was an opportunity the Mets let slip through their...

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Our Favorite 2015 Fan Shots: #5 The Moment The Mets Woke Up

As the year comes to a close, we decided to highlight our Top 5 Fan Shots of the 2015 season. There were so many great ones this year, but these five really stood out for us during this incredible Mets season. Enjoy and keep those Fan Shots coming! An MMO Fan Shot by Eric Heller If “The ‘15 Mets” takes on that special status we give to those magic teams, like “86” or “69”, I think you can point...

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