Author: Joe D

MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Blue Jays, 1:07 PM (WOR)

The New York Mets now travel to Dunedin, Fla. to play the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon. The veteran Bartolo Colon gets the start for the Mets and opposes right-hander Aaron Sanchez for the Jays in a 1:07 PM match-up. The Mets have not visited Dunedin since March 18, 1989. Adam Rubin reports that during that game the two teams had some “scuffles which included Darryl Strawberry...

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Harvey and d’Arnaud Among MLB’s Top Batteries

Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com recently ranked the Top 10 MLB Pitcher and Catcher Batteries and the Mets were very well represented, occupying three of the 10 spots. The rankings were based on Projected WAR. 9. Noah Syndergaard and Travis d’Arnaud, Mets (Projected WAR: 6.9) D’Arnaud holds up his end of the bargain, with the sixth-highest projected WAR tally (2.8) of any catcher....

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MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Yankees, 6:35 PM (WOR)

The New York Mets travel to Tampa on Tuesday to play the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Lefty Steven Matz starts for the Mets and will oppose right-hander Luis Severino for the Yanks in a 6:35 PM contest. Here are the starting lineups: New York Mets Curtis Granderson, RF Neil Walker, 2B Yoenis Cespedes, CF Lucas Duda, 1B Travis d’Arnaud, C Alejandro De Aza, LF Eric...

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Mets Pitchers On Cover Of Sports Illustrated Baseball Preview!

There they are, the pride of the fleet for the Mets. Sports Illustrated will be featuring the New York Mets on the cover of their 2016 Baseball Preview that will be available on newsstands. They pick the Amazins to win the NL East. It’s a gorgeous cover featuring the hard-throwing starters Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom and shutdown closer Jeurys Familia. My only complaint is, where’s...

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MMO Game Recap: Marlins 2, Mets 1

The New York Mets were defeated by the Miami Marlins by a score of 2-1 on Monday afternoon at Tradition Field. Jacob deGrom started for the Mets and tossed four scoreless innings, allowing just four hits and a walk while striking out five Marlins in a 59-pitch effort. There was some concern about deGrom’s velocity which topped out at 93 mph today, down a couple of ticks from his 2015...

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