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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The Mets held their first ever Fan Fest at Citi Field on Saturday, Jan. 25. MetsMerized’s own Tim Ryder was covering the event (sorry friends, I wasn’t there due to prior obligations!) and can attest to how they hit it out of the park. Reading this and seeing tweets from fans got me thinking though, what did the fans really think of Fan Fest overall? I wanted to know the good, the bad, the...
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There’s no person better for Edwin Diaz to have turned to than Pedro Martinez, is there? A Hall of Famer, an eight-time All-Star, a three-time Cy Young Pitcher, and a former Met — Diaz reached out to one of the best this offseason for advice on his rocky 2019 season. Diaz was very candid about this seeking guidance and putting in offseason work at the Mets’ inaugural Fan Fest...
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Could Robinson Cano have a say in the next Mets’ manager? The answer is yes. In a new article from the New York Post’s Mike Puma, we learn that Cano serves as a consultant to Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen. He takes Cano’s thoughts and opinions into great consideration, meaning he may have a say when it comes to the next Mets manager. Was Cano responsible for Carlos Beltran...
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