On September 21, 2001, the New York Mets took the field against the Atlanta Braves in the first major sporting event since the devastating terrorist attacks ten days earlier on September 11, a day that will forever be etched in all of our memories. There wasn’t a dry eye in the house on that fateful night at Shea Stadium, as emotions were still so raw and most of us were still trying to...
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It’s funny how quickly things can change in baseball. A couple of months ago, most Mets fans were looking to run shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera out of town after he publicly disparaged the organization when they asked him to play some games at second base, something he was vehemently opposed to doing. But these days many of them are wondering if picking up his $8.5 million club option would be...
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It’s been quite the season for our New York Metropolitans who woefully failed to meet any of our expectations in 2017. They’ve also managed a few noteworthy accomplishments, not all good, and even some oddities, one of which is the focus of this latest Mets quiz. Did you know that eight different players have homered from the fourth spot in the batting order for the New York Mets...
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We’re pleased to bring you The Jim and Justin Breakdown hosted by former Mets GM Jim Duquette and sports statistician Justin MacMahan. On this episode we hone in on the New York Mets, analyzing what went wrong in 2017 and what to expect going forward. Former Mets pitcher and SNY analyst Nelson Figueroa joins the show with Jim and Justin, and comedian and Mets fan Jim Breuer also joins the...
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You could already hear the whispers and murmurs ratcheting up as first base prospect Dominic Smith struggled through a 7-for-50 slump and ended his first month in the big leagues with a .197 OBP and a .313 slugging percentage in 71 plate appearances. These were not the gaudy numbers many were expecting after Smith was promoted following the trade of Lucas Duda, who had manned the first base...
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