Whether good or bad, you always knew Al Leiter’s feelings in real-time. He wore emotions on his sleeve — and just about anywhere else he could. Leiter would’ve made a terrible poker player, but he was a terrific left-hander for the Mets with an infectious passion that the team fed off of during the late 1990s and early 2000s. At age 32, Leiter had been part of two World Series winners and...
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In an effort to bridge the gap between Triple-A and the major leagues, Minor League Baseball announced it is adding an additional six games to the end of the 2022 Triple-A season. That takes the season from 144 games to 150. As Triple-A is the last step between the minor-league and major-league levels, the goal is to better align the seasons and get players used to having a bit of a longer...
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Good morning, Mets fans! John Flanigan of Metsmerized shared a video that Carlos Carrasco posted Saturday on his Instagram of him throwing his first bullpen session from the front slope of a mound since coming back from surgery. He underwent the surgery in October to remove a bone fragment from his right elbow. As the Major League Baseball lockout continues, many players are beginning to...
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Mets pitcher Trevor May created quite the stir Saturday with a monologue during a live stream. He was answering questions regarding the lockout and went on to speak on a lot of different things regarding the situation. He began by saying that in his opinion, spring training isn’t going to happen. He said the reason for this was because players don’t get paid during spring training,...
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It seems as though a true return to normalcy is an ongoing struggle. The 2020 season was completely bizarre with a delayed start and eventually only 60 games. The 2021 season much more closely resembled normal, but still came with a lot of COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines. Just when we thought things were heading in the right direction, the baseball world was thrown a curveball with the MLB...
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People have been asking us all winter what we’ve been doing to pass the time during the MLB lockout. I’ll tell you what we do here at MMO — we come up with ideas that not only help us stay busy, but will help you all stay busy, too. Talking about the best teams and/or players in New York Mets history is always a good debate to have — especially during the cold winter months — but what if we...
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