The Mets are playing Spring Training baseball, and with each and every passing day, we get closer and closer to Opening Day. As fans, this means we are getting closer and closer to attending a game at Citi Field. When attending a game, we each have our own rituals. Some go right down to the field level to watch batting practice and try to nab an autograph or two. Others like to find a...
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Over the past week, the most frequently asked questions dealt with the Mets starting pitching. In the latest edition of the MMO Mailbag, we tackle the two most representative questions asked by our readers: @MetsWS18 asks . . . What are the chances of Steven Matz starting the year in Triple-A? John replies . . . If you asked me before the beginning of Spring Training, I would have pulled a...
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Certainly, when you look at any free agent, there are a number of things you can look to pick apart. When looking at former Mets second baseman Neil Walker, the big knock on him is his health. He needed back surgery in 2016, and last year, missed a large chunk of time due to a partially torn hamstring. Even with the injury issues, Walker has been a productive player when on the field. In 448...
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Since cracking the Opening Day roster in 2014, Travis d’Arnaud has averaged 90 games per season behind the plate with last year being his high at 112 games. This is because d’Arnaud has not withstood to the day-to-day rigors of catching. Each and every year, he deals with a different injury to another part of his body, and as a result, the Mets have been left scrambling to figure out...
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When relaunching the MMO Mailbag there was some initial trepidation as you never know if you, the readers, are as excited about an idea as we the staff are. After seeing a lively discussion following last week’s mailbag, and seeing the questions we received over the past week, we are happy to bring you the second installment of the new and improved MMO Mailbag: Tierlifer Asks . . . If the...
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