Author: Joe D

Mets To Celebrate 30 Year Anniversary Of 1986 World Series Team

The New York Mets today announced a 30th anniversary celebration of the 1986 World Championship team Memorial Day Weekend May 27-29 vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field. The Mets will commemorate the achievements of one of the most legendary and beloved teams in New York sports history with special promotional giveaways and in-ballpark entertainment. The Mets have invited all players from...

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Spring Training Notes: Non-Roster Invites, 44 Days Until Pitchers & Catchers

According to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, the Mets say no decision has been made yet on non-roster invites to major league camp among candidates who were with organization in 2015. He predicts that catchers Johnny Monell and Xorge Carrillo, infielders Gavin Cecchini, T.J. Rivera, Danny Muno and Jayce Boyd, and pitchers Paul Sewald, Chase Bradford, John Church, and Zack Thornton will all get...

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HOF Tracker: Support For Mike Piazza Slips To 87.2 Percent

I’m not feeling as confident about Mike Piazza getting into Cooperstown this year as I was five days ago. I still believe he’ll squeak in but this latest round of public balloting hasn’t been too kind to Mikey J. 40 more ballots have become public and when you have BBWAA voters like Jon Morosi and Jon Heyman leaving Piazza off but voting for Barry Bonds and Jeff Bagwell it...

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Which Players Could Get Traded To Address Team Needs In 2016?

Frank asks… Last season the Mets almost traded Zack Wheeler and Wilmer Flores and then did trade a bunch of prospects including Michael Fulmer, Robert Whalen and Luis Cessa. If the Mets find themselves needing significant help again at the trade deadline, who are some of the names that could be trade chips? Joe D. replies… That’s a great question and I needed the week to...

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Our MMO Comment Guidelines

Our goal at MMO is to raise the level of discourse in the comment threads by eliminating inappropriate language and insults, and encouraging a lively and healthy discussion about the New York Mets or baseball in general. Unfortunately, in the last few days we needed to part company with a few users who ignored several warnings by us to reign in their inappropriate behavior. That’s...

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