In this edition of MMO Crossfire, me and Jessep debate Sandy Alderson’s recent appearance on WFAN where he tries to convince Mike Francesa there’s a bright future ahead beginning as soon as 2013. Jessep’s Take… To me, this was the most honest and up front interview I have heard Sandy Alderson give as the GM of the Mets. I think if you go into the interview thinking you...
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The Mets have lost 14 of their last 16 games at home, and are 12 and 30 in their last 42 games. They are now officially worse than the 2009 team. Do you still think we are moving in the right direction? Joe Spector – It’s amazing what a difference a month makes in this game. Do we allow this to effect our overall view of where the team is going or not? Is the organization putting...
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Mike Francesa was at it again today and went completely postal on the Mets today…. He lambasted them like I’ve never heard before…. https://youtu.be/GgyRKcEXYtI “I would be afraid to show my face in public if I owned this team!” “Murphy and Thole are getting beat on 80 mph fastballs, you gotta be kidding me!” The Mets are 12-30 in their last 42 games....
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This is why we’ve been downplaying all these insane notions of bringing up Zack Wheeler in the last few months. As I said before, Collin McHugh is more deserving and more polished, and his debut today has validated everything we’ve been saying about him all season long. McHugh won’t figure into the decision, but his performance today was definitely deserving of a win as the...
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FilmBuff Presents KNUCKLEBALL! A film by Ricki Stern & Annie Sundberg **Opening on Thursday, September 20th at the IFC Center in NYC** KNUCKLEBALL! is the story of a few good men, a handful of pitchers in the entire history of baseball forced to resort to the lowest rung on the credibility ladder in their sport: throwing a ball so slow and unpredictable that no one wants anything to do with...
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