The New York Mets announced that they have recalled right-hander Chris Mazza from Triple-A Syracuse and designated right-hander Wilmer Font for assignment. Font, 29, was acquired by the Mets in an early May trade with the Tamp Bay Rays in return for minor league right-hander Neraldo Catalina, who recently made his pro debut with the Rays’ GCL affiliate. Font has bounced around the majors...
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A report by Matt Ehalt of Yahoo Sports, says that the Mets front office was split on whether they should bring back reliever Jeurys Familia in the offseason, and a source confirmed that there was no universal support for the former Mets closer. However, needing to bolster a bullpen that floundered in 2018 and ranked in the bottom five in Batting Average Against, FIP and ERA, newly tapped general...
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Truth be told, I haven’t been a big fan of the All Star Game since Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa were making a mockery of the game, cheating their way to eclipsing longstanding records of the all-time greats like Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Babe Ruth and Roger Maris. That whole era just turned me off and I had no interest in watching Bud Selig and MLB parade these cheats in a...
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It’s that time of the year again when we celebrate the birth of an ideal and the greatest nation in the world. While we enjoy all the grilling and all the fireworks with our friends and families today, let’s take a moment to remember all the sacrifices that were made to make this celebration of freedom possible. We at MMO, want to thank all the servicemen and servicewomen who keep freedom...
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You know the first baseball game I ever went to, was in fact not an official game at all. It had all the earmarks of an official game from the smell of the green grass at Shea, to the sounds of a packed house cheering away, and there were even two major league teams ready to battle it out on the field – the Mets versus the Yankees. Of course, I’m referring to the father of the Subway...
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