Author: Matt Mancuso

Morning Briefing: MLB GM Meetings Start Today

Good morning, Mets fans! Other than the Jets defeating the Giants yesterday, New York sports were pretty quiet yesterday. Before we look around the Majors, I want to take a moment to share sad news that has impacted the MMO community. John Delcos, a veteran journalist and an integral MMO writer during the website’s early years, passed away yesterday. We at MMO wish his family our condolences. He...

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Mets Minors: Offensive Player of Year, Francisco Alvarez

Francisco Alvarez Teams Played For: GCL Mets/Kingsport Mets Age: 17 (November 19, 2001) Traditional Stats: 42 GB, 157 AB, 10 2B, 7 HR, 26 RBI, 32 R, 21 BB, . 263/.330/.514, .844 OPS Advanced Stats: .391 wOBA, 143 wRC+ My oh my, what a year Francisco Alvarez had. In 2018, the Mets signed the 17-year-old backstop out of Venezuela with the expectation that he’d need plenty of time to develop....

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Morning Briefing: Alonso, DeGrom Expected To Be Honored Tonight

Good morning Mets fans! Today, BBWAA will announce their Awards finalists on MLB Network at 6 p.m. Jacob deGrom is expected to win the Cy Young Award, while Pete Alonso is expected to win the National League Rookie of the Year award. Latest Mets News Howie Rose was inducted into the New York Baseball Hall of Fame. David Lennon advocates for additional spending from the Wilpons this winter. Tim...

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Morning Briefing: Astros One Win Away

By Matt Mancuso Good morning Mets fans! I have a love/hate relationship with tomorrow. On the bright side, the Nationals, a.k.a the bane of my adolescence, could lose the World Series. While their baby-shark celebrations and the dancing skills of Juan Soto had me rooting for them at a point, I’ve come to the conclusion that their many inter-division losses outweigh whatever dances come...

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Morning Briefing: Fall Classic A Day Away

Good morning, Mets fans! Tomorrow, the 115th annual World Series will kick off at 8 p.m. on FOX. It’ll be a heck of a pitching matchup in Game 1 with Max Scherzer (2-0, 1.80 ERA this postseason) expected to match up against Gerrit Cole (3-0, 0.40 ERA). Cole has been virtually unhittable this October. He’s allowed a singular run in 22.2 innings this postseason, anchoring the...

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