In a scathing rebuke of the dysfunction of Mets ownership, former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci ripped into the team’s spending on player development, the draft, and free agency. Scaramucci spoke with baseball insider Jon Heyman of FanCred in an exclusive interview. “I’m super concerned. Not to get overly dramatic, but if you traded the whole team for...
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Andrew Marchand of the New York Post is reporting that the New York Mets are closing in on a deal to air their games on 880 WCBS AM next season and for the foreseeable future. The deal is not official yet. The team’s current radio home 710 WOR has tried to retain the Mets, but to no avail. It’s also not known what this means for play-by-play announcers Howie Rose and Josh Lewin , but...
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Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom bolstered an already solid case for the National League Cy Young award when he produced his third complete game of his career in Sunday’s 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. DeGrom (8-7, 1.71 ERA) allowed one unearned run on seven hits while striking out nine in a 108-pitch effort, and he saved his best for last, ending his complete...
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Manager Mickey Callaway indicated the Mets are considering optioning Dominic Smith to Triple-A Las Vegas due to his continued struggles at the big-league level, according to a report by Matt Ehalt of NorthJersey.com. Smith struck out as a pinch hitter in tonight’s 5-4 loss to the Nationals and is 4-for-41 in his last 16 games, plunging his numbers to an unsightly .186/,208/.329 batting...
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The Callaway Shuffle During the second game of yesterday’s doubleheader, Mickey Callaway brought in Jerry Blevins to face lefty Odubel Herrera, who was standing in the on-deck circle. The problem was that Herrera wasn’t announced yet, so Gabe Kapler sent up righty Jesmuel Valentin instead. Blevins struck out Valentin anyway, so the point is moot, but clearly this was yet another...
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