Author: Michelle Ioannou

Has A Resurgent Diaz Restored Faith In Mets Closer?

In Wednesday night’s game, we saw something from Edwin Diaz that has been rare from him in a Mets uniform — dominance. Was it because he was wearing #21 and channeling his inner Roberto Clemente? Maybe. But it’s more than that. As Mets fans, we know the dirty, great stuff that Diaz has in his arsenal. We know that Diaz — not Robinson Cano — was the real highlight of...

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MMO Roundtable: Thoughts on Extra Innings Rule?

There are so many different aspects of the 2020 season for us to discuss. We have already shared our thoughts with you on doubleheader games only being 7 innings. Some of us are for it, some of us are okay with it, and some of us just want 9 innings, always. Now, where do we stand when it comes to the new extra innings rule? Dilip Sridhar  As for the extra inning rules, I love it. It adds more...

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Mets Honor The Late Tom Seaver During Thursday’s Game

Mets Hall of Famer Tom Seaver sadly passed away at the age of 75 on Wednesday night. The news broke after the Mets game. Baseball has mourned his passing these past 24 hours, and the includes the team here at MMO. The Mets continued this mourning into Thursday’s game, by honoring him both on and off the field, as reported by several beat writers in attendance at the game, including Deesha...

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MMO Roundtable: The MMO Team Mourns Tom Seaver

The baseball world was shaken yesterday with the loss of The Franchise, Tom Seaver. We here at MMO wanted to share our emotions and grief with you. Oh, and it’s time to build that statue. In fact, it’s way overdue. Ryan Tom Seaver quite literally shaped generations of Mets fans with his excellence. All of my Dad’s family is based in Philadelphia and follow the local teams from...

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MMO Roundtable: Thoughts on 7 Innings?

The 2020 baseball season is truly like no other, for a plethora of reasons. But one difference that we noticed after witnessing five Subway Series games in the span of three days was that during doubleheader games, only 7 innings will be played rather than the entire 9 innings. Obviously, this makes a difference for a lot of reasons. In some ways, it can be beneficial. But in other ways, it can...

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