Earlier in the week, we posted an MMO Roundtable where we each reminisced about our most memorable Mets Opening Day. And for me, nothing was more exciting than watching Gary Carter hit that walk-off home run against the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985. I was on cloud nine… But 10 years earlier, I was on hand for a not-as-famous, yet just-as-exciting Mets moment that was also among one of my...
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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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