The 2015 Mets had just come off their best season since the year 2000, and had taken home a National League Pennant to vouch for it. But after a monstrous season from Yoenis Cespedes and an even bigger postseason from Daniel Murphy, the front office knew that keeping both was an unrealistic dream. It was even further cemented that the Mets did not intend on keeping Murphy, when they traded...
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It’s funny how baseball works. Your favorite team may be at the lowest of the low, losing seemingly every game, making signings and acquisitions that don’t seem helpful to improve the team. But, it’s those same “good-for-nothing” signings that can turn an entire franchise around when put on the right path. That’s exactly what happened with the New York Mets and right-handed knuckleballer R.A....
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88-74 was a good record, but it wasn’t great. In a division with some immensely talented rosters, it was just good enough for an average, third place finish. The Mets needed to shake things up if they wanted to become a serious postseason contender going into 1998. And shake things up they did. See, the Florida Marlins were coming off one of the most miraculous runs of all time. They finally...
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Over the course of New York Mets history, there have been 235 different players who have tied their cleats and jogged out to play right field. Of that group, only a few have left their mark on the team across the course of an entire season. From the days of Richie Ashburn and Joe Christopher, to the late 60’s with Ron Swoboda. Rusty Staub burst onto the scene in the early 1970’s, with his 1975...
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I think we all miss baseball. And, if you’re like me, you’ve been watching countless hours of Mets highlights, just trying to supplement for the live games we cannot have right now. Looking back at all these highlights makes me realize just how lucky we are to have not one, not two, but three great commentators who bring their own personality and spice into the coverage of games. With that being...
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