Yoenis Cespedes’s media silence did not last long. On Sunday morning, he spoke to the media and addressed several topics. Off the bat, Cespedes said that he did not want to speak about the past during this interview. He acknowledge that he made a mistake and paid for it, and left it at that. He then touched upon what is the biggest question: will he be ready for Opening Day? Cespedes...
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Clover Park has some new artwork adorning it’s walls, and it’s like nothing you have ever seen before. Well, maybe you have already seen it, because while I was working on the story about the artwork, my friend Tim Healey of Newsday tweeted out some sneak peek pictures: Some of the decoration on the new concourse at Clover Park blends Mets eras in a cool, kinda trippy way....
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Jacob deGrom isn’t done winning just yet. We already know he wants to win the Cy Young for a third time in a row, but that’s not all he wants to win. He’s ready for his team to take it all. While speaking with SNY’s Gary Apple, deGrom told him that the Mets are at the top. They have the rotation, they have the depth, they have the position players. “Our plan is to win the east and win the World...
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On the Simply Amazin’ podcast last week, I spoke with my fellow MMOers Mike Mayer and Tim Ryder. We each shared who we think our 2020 breakout player will be. Michael Conforto’s name came up… but I had to disagree. Conforto does not need to have a breakout season. He has already broken out and shown us what he is capable of. What he needs is a consistent season to silence all...
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The Mets and the Red Sox don’t play too often but they did during the 2018 at Fenway, and I was fortunate enough to be there (along with many, many other Mets fans). Fenway is a ballpark you should make every effort to get to, even if the Sox are not playing the Mets. It’s the oldest ballpark and any baseball fan can appreciate that. It’s historic Whereas ballparks have come...
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