MMO Game Thread: Mets vs Marlins, 6:10 PM

Saturday, September 10, 2022 • 6:10 P.M. loanDepot Park • Miami, FL RHP Carlos Carrasco (13-6, 3.91) vs. RHP Pablo López (8-9, 3.66) WPIX • WCBS 880 AM • ESPN 1050 The Marlins love spoiling the Mets in September. Last night the Mets couldn’t move beyond the Marlins despite multiple chances. The Braves beat the Mariners and now the Mets are in second place. But all it takes is a Mets win today...

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Mets Finally Call Up Hot Prospect Mark Vientos

It is finally happening. Just like that famous Michael Scott Gif, Mets fans will have a similar reaction to the news that highly-regarded prospect Mark Vientos has earned a call-up to the big leagues. Per Jon Heyman of The New York Post, the Mets have finally delivered the masses what they have long wanted by bringing up Vientos to the majors. It is a move that is long overdue in the eyes of...

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Buck Showalter Struggling to Manage Bullpen in Key Situations

Urgency is, and should be, the name of the game for the New York Mets right now who are locked in a fierce battle for the NL East pennant with the Atlanta Braves. However, certain decisions made by manager Buck Showalter late in games, when it comes to the bullpen, clash with that sense of urgency. Let’s make no doubt about it; Showalter has played as big a role as anyone in the success...

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OTD 1969: For First Time, Mets Go into First Place

  The words on the giant Shea Stadium scoreboard captured the seminal moment: “Look Who’s No. 1.” The Mets swept a doubleheader from the Montreal Expos and got a solid from the Philadelphia Phillies as they beat the Chicago Cubs. On the board in right-center field, a snapshot of the up-to-date standings with the accompanying headline. Just a night earlier, the Cubs had left New York...

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Pete Alonso Showing Signs of Potential Breakout

We’re in the meaty part of the Major League Baseball schedule where every single game counts for those teams in a pennant race, including the New York Mets. However, it appears as though the core of this team has hit a wall at exactly the wrong time with the Atlanta Braves now reclaiming the National League East lead. That includes Pete Alonso, who has been in a slump but did show some...

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MMN Recap: Vientos and Mauricio Homer

AAA: Rochester Red Wings (58-75) 3, Syracuse Mets (55-78) 8 Box Score CF Travis Jankowski: 1-for-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, 3 SB (12), .253/.409/.333 DH Mark Vientos: 2-for-5, HR (24), 2 K, .280/.358/.519 SS JT Riddle: 2-for-4, 2B, R, RBI, .277/.300/.461 The Mets scored eight runs on 12 hits en route to a second straight win over the Rochester Red Wings. JT Riddle broke a 2-2 tie with an RBI double in the...

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