Author: Former Writer

Clark’s Candidacy Impacts Keith Hernandez, Not Baines’

The winter meetings in Las Vegas seemed to be all about Noah Syndergaard and J.T. Realmuto rumors. A secondary story each year is the Veterans Committee and their Hall-of-Fame selections. Controversy ensued this year when the committee announced the election of Harold Baines and Lee Smith. Baines, specifically, caught the ire of the analytics community. Mets and Yankees fans, however, saw this...

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Talkin’ Mets: Should MLB Spice Up the Offseason?

Today I discuss the slow Winter Meetings and whether MLB should impose deadlines to create more movement like the NBA and NFL. Mike Mayer of Metsmerized Online talks about his experience covering the meetings in Las Vegas. He recaps his conversation with Brodie Van Wagenen, Mickey Callaway, and the Rule V draft. [iframe]<iframe...

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MMO Exclusive: Anthony DiComo Talks About Functions of Winter Meetings

As you know, the Winter Meetings just wrapped up Las Vegas. I reached out to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com to learn how the Winter Meetings and reporting work so fans can be more educated on the way they get their news all the way back from the GM and front office. DiComo has been on the Mets beat since May of 2010, and before that he also worked for the MetroWest Daily News and The Boston Globe....

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Talkin’ Mets: Winter Meetings Recap

The latest podcast includes my discussion on the signing of Jeurys Familia, the J.T. Realmuto rumors and the new climate at the MLB Winter Meetings. Rich Mancuso of NY Sports Day joins the conversation live from Las Vegas. Hear me round out the show and talk about why the outrage over the Veterans Committee induction of Harold Baines and Lee Smith to the Hall of Fame is misguided....

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