Author: Fan Shots

MMO Fan Shot: Filling the Void in Mets Leadership

A Fan Shot by The Hammer Having attempted a previous fan shot, defending the initial hiring of sports agent Brodie Van Wagenen as GM, I’m probably not deserving of another bite at the MMO fan shot apple, but the LGM spirit lives on, and everyone needs a second chance. It would be too redundant to recap the breathtaking signings the Met’s have made this past month, an astonishing...

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Fan Shot: Mets Must Thread the Needle This Winter

MMO Fan Shot by Greg Jones Our farm system isn’t where we want it to be. You sign enough 30-somethings you are going to see the injuries and the decline, all the data indicates that.” – Mets owner Steve Cohen to Howie Rose, December 23, 2021 There is an overriding question that must be addressed before the Met moves begin this winter. Can the Mets realistically compete for the...

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MMO Fan Shot: September 27, 1989 – The End of an Era for the Mets

MMO Fan Shot By Jason Black We have been here too many times. It’s September and the Mets won’t be going to the postseason.  It’s been 35 years since our last World Series championship. It was 32 years ago yesterday, on September 27th, 1989, when we said goodbye to two key players who made that championship possible. Just three years after dominating the baseball world the Mets were on uncertain...

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MMO Fan Shot: Why Nobody Saw Tylor Megill As A Top Prospect

An MMO Fan Shot by Marc M. (Not4) Before the 2021 season Tylor Megill wasn’t even in the Mets top 20 prospects and now he’s on the way to becoming a fixture in the rotation for the next 5-6 years. Now to be fair, had there been a true 2020 season, he could have jumped on a lot of top prospect lists. In his first minor league season Megill started in Low-A ball at Brooklyn and finished the season...

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MMO Fan Shot: 11 Reasons To Be Hopeful For The Mets

A MMO Fan Shot by Greg Jones In my many years as a Mets fan, I have never seen fan sentiment turn so drastically negative as it has here in the first ten days of August as we slid from a 3.5 game lead to third place, 2.5 behind the Phillies. Fans who for months have said “But we are in first place!” to turn aside discussions about the team’s weaknesses and needs were left adrift, bereft of hope,...

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