Ask any fan of the New York Mets which MLB team owns the best Opening Day record of all-time and watch their eyes light up as they pound their chests and quickly blurt out, “Mets, Mets, Mets!” Sure, the Mets have only two measly championships in 57 years of somewhat gut-wrenching and futile existence, but one thing they can’t ever take away from us is that sterling and...
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Once again it falls upon all Americans to take a pause from the daily grind in remembrance of all the brave men and women that have made the ultimate sacrifice and gave their lives for our country. We at Metsmerized Online honor their lives on this Memorial Day. “There is no greater act of love than to lay down one’s life for others.” We also honor all the men and women of our Armed Forces who...
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It was 22 years ago today that the New York Mets acquired catcher Mike Piazza from the Florida Marlins. The trade would change the trajectory of the franchise in more ways than one. One of the most feared sluggers in the game at the time, and a perennial MVP candidate, this would go down as one of the most lopsided deals the Mets ever made and this time it was in their favor. In return for the...
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Oops, I did it again. I thought only cats had nine lives, but I guess humans do too. It’s been nearly a month since I last logged onto our MMO dashboard to write a post and I can already tell that I’m a little bit rusty… Had a little trouble finding the comma and the question mark… Oh there it is… In all seriousness, I feel very fortunate and I’m very grateful...
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Let’s try something a little different this week and look at who the top Mets pitchers are not in ERA or WHIP, but FIP. FIP or Fielding Independent Pitching Measures what a player’s ERA would look like over a given period of time if the pitcher were to have experienced league average results on balls in play to put a pitcher’s performance on a level playing field for purposes of a fair...
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