MMO Game Thread: Pirates vs Mets, 7:20 PM

Thursday, September 15, 2022 • 7:20 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP JT Brubaker (3-11, 4.36) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (14-6 3.80) FOX • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 The roughest game preview articles to write follow inexplicable losses. The Mets on paper should not be swept by the Cubs. But it happened. Last night the Mets starting pitching faltered early and the bullpen was able to bail the Mets...

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Series Preview: Mets Desperately Need Wins Against Pirates

The New York Mets come into this four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates following a disappointing few days against the Chicago Cubs. Before this week, the team had yet to get swept by an opponent this season in a three-game series. The Mets scored a total of six runs across three games, failing to earn one win against the Cubs that are now 21 games below .500. With the Atlanta Braves...

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2022 Topps Chrome Baseball Hits Shelves on September 16

  After a long summer filled mostly with lackluster releases of products without licensing from Major League Baseball and expensive, high-end releases from Topps that priced out most collectors, a hobby mainstay returns on September 16.2022 Topps Chrome Baseball is back in stores with a 225-card set with the final five cards in the set featuring some of the year’s top rookies in a shorter...

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Featured Post: Rare Interview Sets Tone for Roberto Clemente’s Legacy

By Danny Torres Editor’s Note: 13 years ago, this piece first appeared in the Puerto Rico Daily Sun, a defunct newspaper in Puerto Rico. American broadcaster Sam Nover, who worked for WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, conducted this unforgettable interview with Roberto Clemente. Sadly, Nover passed away in 2018 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Whether it was in his native Puerto Rico or in the blue collar city...

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3 Up, 3 Down: Mets Mauled By Cubs

3 UP Reinforcements Coming  It was a shot in the arm to get Trevor May and Luis Guillorme back in this series. It will be an even bigger shot in the arm to get some of the other players off the IL. Max Scherzer had a strong rehab start and appears poised to come off the IL as soon as his IL stint is completed. Drew Smith will appear in back-to-back games over the weekend, and if all goes well,...

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Trevor Williams Saves Bullpen After Peterson’s Implosion

Trevor Williams has been valuable to the New York Mets all season long and showcased that value yet again in Wednesday’s 6-3 loss to the Chicago Cubs. David Peterson started the game for the Mets and got shellacked in only 1/3 of an inning. He gave up three walks in a row to start off the game. Following a strikeout of Patrick Wisdom, Peterson allowed back-to-back RBI doubles to give the...

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