How thick is the outfield padding? What are the acoustics like on the scoreboard? Who hired the head of the grounds crew? The meticulous Buck Showalter pointed out and asked all this during his first tour of the New York Mets spring training facility in Port St. Lucie Florida. Showalter made sure to count the lockers, test the “sponginess” of the turf on the bullpen mounds and make...
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Good morning, Mets fans! The meeting between the Major League Baseball Players Association and MLB is over. Little progress was made. The on-time opening of spring training at this point is in grave danger and, frankly, would take a miraculous deal coming together to rescue. A delay feels inevitable. — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) February 1, 2022 MLB and MLBPA met yesterday and the talks did...
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The scheduled meeting on Tuesday between MLB and the MLBPA was not successful. With two weeks until spring training is supposed to start a delay now feels inevitable. The two sides met for just 90 minutes and discussion was characterized as “heated” by The Athletic’s Evan Drellich. Owners and players participated. The league remained steadfast while the players attempted to...
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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...
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Per baseball’s top insiders a new CBA is nowhere near close. With spring training scheduled to begin in mid-February talks must increase in finding a middle ground in order to prevent delaying the season. There are still five main talking points on the table between the sides, including minimum salary, arbitration and pre-arbitration bonus pools, luxury tax, draft lottery, and service-time...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Pitching and hitting sensation Shohei Ohtani was named this year’s cover athlete for MLB The Show 22. Ohtani took the baseball world by storm last season hitting 46 home runs and pitching for a 3.18 ERA. MLB The Show is set to release on April 5. Let’s get into this morning’s briefing. Latest Mets News Son of former general manager Omar Minaya, Justin,...
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