Progress is being made in talks between MLB and the MLBPA. The two sides met for the second day in a row in Manhattan. No deal was agreed to but that was to be expected. Instead, there were more talks of where the owners and players can meet on a new collective bargaining agreement. On Monday, the MLBPA made modifications to their initial proposals. Those were detailed by Matt Musico here....
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Since 1989, you would tune into the occasional New York Mets broadcast, and you would hear Howie Rose incredulous another Mets player wearing the number 17. With the New York Mets announcing Keith Hernandez‘s 17 will now be retired, we will be forever robbed of those moments, but we can look back at the players who wore the number after Hernandez left the Mets. David Cone – Cone would change his...
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The 2022 Major League Baseball season is now just two plus months until the currently scheduled opening day. Unfortunately, the player lockout puts the timely start of the season in jeopardy. As the two sides are currently negotiating at the bargaining table, I have optimism that they will cement a new collective bargaining agreement in the near future. Just prior to the December 2nd lockout...
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As Matt Musico reported on MMO, MLB and the MLBPA are set to meet again Tuesday, following a session on Monday in which the players presented a counteroffer to a proposal the owners put forth on January 13. While the progress on Monday toward an agreement can generously be described as modest, some progress is better than no progress, especially with February 1, the date by which an agreement is...
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New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor had himself an eventful first year in Queens. Between signing a historic extension, a horrific start at the plate, the ratcoon incident, the thumbs-down fiasco, and playing with best friend Javier Báez, there was plenty for him to reflect upon this offseason. While he provided Gold Glove-caliber defense and his offensive production bounced back after a...
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Good morning, Mets fans! General manager Billy Eppler and manager Buck Showalter discussed the Mets coaching staff in a press conference on Monday. Eppler and Showalter also discussed struggles meeting players during the lockout and their confidence in the 2022 team. “This club is well-positioned now as is, but it can always be better,” Eppler said. “I know we’re good.” Let’s get into this...
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