Author: Joe D

David Wright: I Want To Win, And That Will Be My Deciding Factor

Some of you may have missed this revealing quote from David Wright with the distraction of the Subway Series Sweep. Columnist Mark Hale of the New York Post, caught up with the Mets third baseman who once again made very clear that he has no desire to negotiate any contract with the Mets until the end of the season. The time for negotiating ended once the regular season started, now it’s...

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MMO Roundtable: The Bobby Parnell Conundrum

Bobby Parnell is an enigma… He’s got the one thing you crave in closer a rocket for an arm. Consistently checking in at 99 mph and frequently topping 100, you would think the Mets had themselves someone they could rely on to step into the eighth or ninth innings to finish off the opposition and secure a win for the Mets. But Parnell has been anything but a sure thing and the source...

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MMO Fair Or Foul: Forget Triple-A, Promote Zack Wheeler To The Mets Now

Hey, I haven’t done of these in a while, but after I read something over at ESPN New York this morning, I just knew it was time for a new edition of MMO Fair or Foul… Each week, ESPN senior baseball editor Matt Meyers and Mets blogger Mark Simon convene to discuss the upcoming week for the Mets. I think you’re going to find today’s discussion kind of interesting. Check it...

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Warner Fusselle, Radio Voice of the Brooklyn Cyclones, Passes Away

WARNER FUSSELLE, VOICE OF BROOKLYN CYCLONES, PASSES AWAY ***Georgia native was previously Was Voice of This Week in Baseball, Seton Hall Basketball*** Warner Fusselle, the radio “Voice of the Brooklyn Cyclones” since the team’s inception in 2001, passed away last night of an apparent heart attack at Hackensack (NJ) Medical Center. He was 68. A friend, John Bacchia, said that the hospital...

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Yankees Complete Sweep Of The Not So Amazin’ Mets

Well, that was a sobering series, wasn’t it? For only the second time in Subway Series history, the Mets were swept by the the Yankees in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx after a brutal 5-4 loss that came after the Mets squandered a three-run lead. Jon Niese started today and delivered a solid outing that was worthy of a win. Niese tossed seven solid innings and allowed no earned runs while...

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