In what will be an ongoing series during the 2018 season, MMO will collaborate with Athlete Logos to present to you the Neon Moment of the Week. The moment presented can be a particular moment, game, or feat. For the first full week of the 2018 season, the Neon Moment of the Week was Michael Conforto’s first game back since his surgery last year. When Conforto went down on Aug. 24 of last...
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3 UP 1. Mets Throw Down the Gauntlet The Mets went into Washington, and they swept a Nationals team who many have predicted could go to the World Series. What really made this sweep impressive was the Mets took everything the Nationals had, and they kept responding. In each game this weekend, New York pulled off come from behind victories. They Mets responded each time to the deficit, and it was...
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With Michael Conforto coming off the disabled list, there was a question where he should hit in the New York Mets lineup. Traditionalists wanted to see him in more of a classic RBI spot in the lineup like third or clean-up. Sabermetrically inclined fans who saw Conforto as the best hitter on the team wanted him to hit second in the lineup. His manager, Mickey Callaway, decided to bat Conforto...
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3 UP 1. Nearly Mint Condition Harvey You can tell it was a vintage Matt Harvey start because he was putting up zeroes while the Mets offense was failing to provide him with any run support. He was back to a more svelte self, and he had a commanding presence on the mound. Really, as Mets fans, we have not seen this from Harvey for three years. In five strong innings, Harvey allowed just one hit...
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With about a week into the regular season, the Mets are looking good at 4-1, and the team has had a number of pleasant surprises. In this version of the mailbag, we delve into some of those surprises and see how the Mets should handle these players going forward: Doubl asks . . . Is Mets reliever/starter Seth Lugo actually Andrew Miller from the right side? John says . . . Emphatically and...
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