Death, taxes, and Mets injuries. It truly never fails. With the long list of those on the injury list, there are many players who would have a positive impact on the team once they get back. But, we wanted to choose just one — who will bring the biggest boost? Rob Piersall This whole situation brings me right back to the 2009 Mets. Players dropping like flies. I think the only way to...
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Matt Harvey returned to Citi Field on Wednesday. MMO’s own Rob Piersall was there and wrote all about the experience. The rest of us here at MMO may not have been at the game, but we wanted to chime in, too. Ryan Finkelstein I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on Matt Harvey’s time with the Mets this week and have come away with a newfound respect for what the former ace did for this...
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The news broke late Monday night/early Tuesday morning that the Mets fired hitting coach Chili Davis. Some were surprised by the move, some were not. Was this the right move? Jack Ramsey If we are being completely honest, Davis never should have been hired in the first place. His approach was ruining what is one of the best offenses in baseball, and the offense had their best season when he was...
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From the good, the bad, the in-game experience, the on-the-field happenings and so on, the last MMO Roundtable of each month will be a look back on what surprised us the most — positive or negative, about the Mets or just with baseball in general. First up – April 2021 Sal Manzo Although it’s tough to call April the first full “month” of the season for the Mets this year thanks to...
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The Mets 2021 season has been off to quite the start…and no, I’m not referring to the games themselves, but rather, the lack-there-of. Between COVID-19, snow, and rain, the Mets schedule has been pretty all over the place to begin the season. Could this come back to hurt them? Has it already hurt them? We hope not, of course, but… Ryan Finkelstein I think the sporadic schedule...
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