The New York Daily News on Monday cut their editorial team by 50 percent, and trimmed their sports section down from 35 members to nine. Some of the casualties include columnist John Harper and reporters Christian Red, Frank Isola, Peter Botte and Mike Mazzeo, who penned tweets in light of the news thanking their readers for following them all these years. “Word is everywhere, obviously,...
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Unlike a lot of you who have seen the Mets most recent World Series victory in 1986, I was born in 1995, meaning I am title-less. With that, however, I recognize that a lot of you have seen a lot of the ebbs and flow’s with this organization, including the lowest of lows and highest of highs. However, I think it is fair to say that the current state of the Mets is one of the worst in...
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On Saturday, the Mets traded their closer Jeurys Familia to the Oakland A’s for two prospects and $1 million in international bonus pool money. William Toffey, 23, was ranked the No. 17 prospect in Oakland’s system according to MLB Pipeline, while Bobby Wahl, 26, was not ranked. Wahl is having a strong year pitching in the Pacific Coast League, and Toffey was drafted in the fourth...
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According to Matt Ehalt of the Record, Mets’ outfielder Yoenis Cespedes will visit a foot specialist as well as Dr. David Altchek this week as he considers surgery on the calcification in his heels. Co-general manager John Ricco acknowledged that the Mets knew Cespedes had a heel issue when they traded for him and re-signed him. It was in his medical report, Ricco said prior to Monday’s...
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Yoenis Cespedes narrowly hit a home run for the Mets last night in the bandbox that is Yankee Stadium. That’s the good news. The bad news is that after the game, Cespedes broke the news that what’s been plaguing him is calcification in his heels, and if he were to undergo surgery, the recovery time would be 8-10 months. If he got the surgery like yesterday, that would leave him ready...
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