Author: Fan Shots

MMO Fan Shot: Enjoy The Ride, Because You Never Know

An MMO Fan Shot by US Army Combat Veteran Michael Cunningham First, let me preface this by saying I do NOT think the postseason is over or that the Mets even have the NLCS locked up. I don’t want to jinx our team. Now, I have bled blue and orange since 1982 when I was an eight year old watching Mike Scott lose at Shea. I have seen more ups than downs in those years, counting 1986 as one of...

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MMO Fan Shot: My Dream Came True

An MMO Fan Shot by By Matt Stephens I’d like to think that by this point my 2014 post on Yoenis Cespedes has become somewhat famous as far as the site is concerned. For those that don’t know, I’ll explain briefly: In October of 2014, Joe D. posted a fan shot in which I plead for the Mets to trade for Yoenis Cespedes by dealing from our arsenal of young pitching weapons. I made bold claims that...

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MMO Fan Shot: A Yankee Fan’s Observation

An MMO Fan Shot by Anonymous Yankees Fan It’s amazing (not Amazin’) how one man can make such a difference in an elimination game in three totally distinctive ways as Daniel Murphy did in LA tonight. Without going into each of the ways, because anyone who watched already knows, the game should be recognized as one of the greatest deciding-game performances for all that effort and...

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MMO Fan Shot: Pessimism… Why It Makes Winning Better

An MMO Fan Shot by Brandon Butler As I write this, I have to be very honest. Heading into the 2015 season, we heard loud and clear once again that “this was going to be the year we go from a rebuilding team to a title contender”. Sandy Alderson reiterated to the media once again that the Mets were going to “win 90 games”. We heard all of that jazz. But hearing that same old stuff copied and...

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The Unsung Heroes Of Mets’ 2015 Season

In what has truly been a team effort, the 2015 New York Mets were able to accomplish what few thought they could, and win the National League East Crown.  Credit is rightly due to several players.  Whether it is Curtis Granderson and his superior performance out of the leadoff spot, the historic run of the newly-added Yoenis Cespedes, Jeurys Familia and the exceptional job he has done after...

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