This is a fan shot by Petey Pete The Chicago White Sox haven’t exactly been quiet about the fact that they are “listening to offers” for their ace starting pitcher Dylan Cease. At 28 years old, Cease would look pretty good alongside Kodai Senga atop the Mets’ starting rotation on opening day. There have even been multiple reports that the Mets are interested in Cease and that the team is...
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With the recent passing of former Mets catcher Ron Hodges I did a mental exercise trying to recall everything I could remember about Hodges and his playing career with the Amazins. I can remember when he came up as a rookie in 1973. He had a sweet left-handed swing and was a solid defensive catcher. He played like a veteran from his first year onward and his manager Yogi Berra, liked to employ...
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When all is said and done and the Mets break camp following next season’s spring training, there’s a very good chance that their Triple-A club, the Syracuse Mets will be sporting all five of the Mets’ best pitching prospects in their starting rotation. This year, the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies have been employing a prospect-laden starting pitching staff that has been the...
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On October 16th, 1969 at Shea Stadium, in front of 57,367 hysterical fans the New York Mets wrote the final chapter of what is still today one of the most compelling “rags-to-riches” stories in Major League Baseball history. A team that for the first seven seasons of their existence had been a laughingstock and the brunt of countless jokes, was suddenly and inexplicably sitting on...
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Latest Cuban Phenom Lazaro Armenteros Declared A Free Agent Last week the question was posed here on MMO as to whether or not the Mets should trade LHP Steven Matz and another player to the Red Sox for shortstop prospect Yoan Moncada. The trade was proposed by Baseball America and I have a huge problem with this, let me tell you why. Since 2010, the Mets ownership and front office have been...
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