I was invited by Strat-O-Matic to manage the New York Mets in a special 2020 MLB Season Simulation. At 2:00 PM each day, Strat-O-Matic will announce the results, standings, statistics and key game highlights from that day’s scheduled contests on their site as well as MMO and @Metsmerized on Twitter. Thursday’s game results are listed below. Full results, standings and boxscores are available...
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Vindoggiedawg asks: What is your take on Jerry Koosman getting his number retired before Keith Hernandez? Joe D. replies: That’s a great question and I’m guessing you’re not the only Met fan questioning this move by the team. But let me reassure you that the Mets did in fact make the right choice here. Yes, I know, the Mets making the right decision? Shocking. Let me just begin...
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One of the greatest trades the New York Mets ever made was in the offseason of 1965, when they traded reliever Tom Parsons (who?) to the Houston Astros for a 23-year-old catcher by the name of Jerry Grote. He took over as the team’s starting catcher and would go on to become “one of the best defensive catchers the game has ever had.” Those are the words of Johnny Bench. Grote...
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Our goal at MMO is to raise the level of discourse in the comment threads by eliminating inappropriate language and insults, while encouraging a lively and healthy discussion about the New York Mets or baseball in general. What we hope to reduce is some of the unnecessary and annoying banter between some users that most readers consider a complete eyesore. These constant squabbles ruins the...
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Gil Hodges is best remembered for guiding a young upstart New York Mets team to their first ever World Series Championship. Many still consider that epic battle against the mighty Baltimore Orioles one of the greatest upsets in Fall Classic history. But Gil holds a few other distinctions in Mets lore having been the first player to hit a home run in franchise history, and did you know he was...
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