The Mets (40-22) are finally returning home to Citi Field after an extended west coast road trip, where they went 5-5 against the Dodgers, Padres, and Angels. Now the Mets are starting a seven-game home stand, beginning with a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers (34-28). It was a strange trip to California for the Mets. Things stated off badly when Francisco Lindor fractured the tip...
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In this series leading up to the MLB Draft on July 17, we’ll look back at the backgrounds of some notable Mets picks prior to their arrival in the big leagues. Last week was the franchise’s all-time home run leader, Darryl Strawberry. Next is someone who is moving up that list at a rapid pace. Before he became Pete Alonso the Polar Bear, he was Peter Alonso the Gator. Alonso received...
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Mets fans, an all new episode of MMO Weekly is here! This week Mike and I dive into the Amazin’s west coast gauntlet, J.D. Davis’s solid road trip and the rest of the Mets offense, Scherzer’s and deGrom’s timelines for return, will Francisco Álvarez be a big leaguer in 2022, and much more! Could we actually see the 20 year old phenom playing for the big club in 2022? If...
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Despite some ugly losses in Southern California, the Mets flew back to New York with an even 5-5 record on their west coast swing. Last week specifically, the Mets went 3-3, losing the series in San Diego but winning two of three after traveling up north to Anaheim. Emerging from the 11-day California business trip were two stars of the week: Eduardo Escobar and Taijuan Walker. Escobar hit for...
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That California trip seemed to last a very long time. The New York Mets played ten games in eleven days in the golden state, posting a 5-5 record. For all intents and purposes, that’s a decent record, considering seven of those games were against the formidable Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. In the standings, the Mets lost five games of the 10.5-game lead they enjoyed when the...
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Coming into the 2022 season, some Mets fans were unsure what to expect from Jeff McNeil. The player who dazzled fans with his unique bat to ball skills and defensive versatility from 2018 through 2020 seemed to disappear during a tumultuous 2021 season, one which saw McNeil finish with a relatively paltry slash line of .251/.319/360, and an OPS+ of 88. Thus far in 2022, McNeil has looked far...
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