Author: Violeta Pietronico

MMO Crossfire: The Universal DH

Violeta Pietronico selects: In favor of the universal DH! From the Mets’ perspective, a universal DH would be a gift. A very fortunate gift given to a team who had yet to sort out a pretty big roster issue. Before the season was shelved indefinitely, the Mets’ 2020 roster was overflowing with great bats and not-so-great gloves. The plan was to toss out a small rotation of players...

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MLB Wants Teams to Play At Home In 2020

    With baseball still on the shelf due to COVID-19, MLB and the MLBPA have been hard at work developing plans to start the 2020 season, with hopes that play can resume in June or July. Up to this point, some of the most prominent plans have included holding the entire season in Arizona, or potentially re-locating teams to one of three “hub” locations: Arizona, Florida, or...

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Morning Briefing: Jeurys Familia Gives Back to Dominican Neighborhood

Good Morning, Mets fans! Time to tackle a brand new week! We hope you’re staying healthy, happy, and home. Latest Mets News Per JT Teran: Jeurys Familia provided 400 bags of food to residents in his neighborhood of Yaguate in the Dominican Republic. Tim Britton of The Athletic wrote about the 37-year-old Mets fan referred to as “Herm” who attended and illustrated all 81 Mets...

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Morning Briefing: Players League to Air on ESPN, MLB Network

Good Morning, Mets fans! Welcome to the weekend! We hope you all remain healthy, happy, and home. Latest Mets News Per Victor Baez of Deportiv: The Toros del Este of the Dominican Winter League announced the return of Phil Regan as the team’s pitching coach. Regan spent a portion of the 2019 season with the Mets as their pitching coach following the firing of Dave Eiland. Latest MLB News...

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Morning Briefing: Get Well Soon, Nick “Pin Man” Giampietro

Good Morning, Mets fans! We hope you’ve all been happy, healthy, and home. Here’s what you need to know: Latest Mets News According to Peter Botte of the New York Post, Shea Stadium and Citi Field staple, Nick Giampietro – also known as “Pin Man” – has tested positive for COVID-19. This comes after the hospitalization of Giampietro’s father and the death...

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