In the latest episode of Simply Amazin’, Tim is joined by Mathew Brownstein and Jacob Resnick of Metsmerized Online. The gang discusses and laments the extremely disappointing nature of the proposed contraction of MiLB and what the landscape could look like in the coming months. But all is not lost. As per reports, Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez are exploring avenues to purchase the...
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Following an underwhelming 6-7 start to the season — including a disappointing .500 road trip at cellar-dwelling Pittsburgh and Philadelphia — coming back home for a 10-game homestand was apparently just what the doctor ordered for the 2000 New York Mets. Mike Hampton got touched up for five earned runs over 7.2 innings in the series opener versus Milwaukee at Shea on April 18, but...
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Per Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the New York Mets are expected to join two-thirds of Major League Baseball — as of Tuesday evening — in paying their non-playing team personnel through the end of May, while the world gathers their bearings as the COVID-19 global pandemic continues on. As expected, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred suspended Uniform Employee Contracts on Tuesday, allowing...
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When the New York Mets were dealt the unexpected blow that was Noah Syndergaard’s torn ulnar collateral ligament diagnosis in late March, the knee-jerk reaction was a heavy disappointment with a hint of anxiety. The Mets’ starting rotation was set to be a strength of this ballclub in 2020 and the one they call Thor was supposed to be an integral part of that group. That’s an...
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There are lessons that can be learned from the New York Mets falling a base hit away from the 2006 World Series besides don’t look at a first-pitch fastball down the heart of the plate. Without the catalyst that was the Metsies’ relief corps that year, there’s no telling how close they would have come to Game 7 of the NLCS. That’s not hyperbole, either. The Mets’...
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