A Fan Shot by Greg Jones Since joining the Mets in 2019, J.D. Davis has the second highest batting average (behind Jeff McNeil), the second highest slugging percentage (behind Pete Alonso) and the second highest on-base percentage (behind Brandon Nimmo). In the holiday spirit, I am reminded this week of George Bailey in “It’s A Wonderful Life” returning to Pottersville, an invisible soul...
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Merry Christmas, Mets fans! There’s a lot to be grateful for this year if you’re a Mets fan. New owner Steve Cohen has begun to turn this year around, hiring new general manager Billy Eppler who’s already brought in the likes of Max Scherzer and Starling Marte, among others. Celebrate with your families and enjoy this time off as we gear up for what should be an exciting...
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Whether you write for MMO, engage in the comments, submit an occasional Fan Shot, or just come over to read our articles and the threads, this site wouldn’t be what it is without all of your tremendous and active participation. Thank you so much for your support. I’d like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas. May the joy and spirit of the holidays give you and your families...
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We can finally close the book on 2021 as the year comes to a close in seven days. Here at MMO, we put the lid on the year by recapping all of the 2021 player report cards from this year’s version of the New York Mets. A big shout out to all the contributors who wrote these. Those writers are: Alex Horowitz, Meghan Kalenborn, Dan Quiñones, Austin Simmons, James Villani and editor Marshall...
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There’s a lot to be happy about in Metville during this holiday season, and it’s not often we can say and truly mean that. Steve Cohen has found his GM, flexed the wallet during the pre-lockout mad dash spending spree, and has now locked up the unanimous choice for manager. And while the elephant in the room is still the lockout, it’s still a fresh new feeling to not only hypothesize about next...
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New York Mets fans received an early Christmas present this week, as the organization officially introduced Buck Showalter as the next manager. Since Steve Cohen broke the news of the hire himself over the weekend, we’ve been seeing even more snippets about Showalter, allowing us to get a sense of what he’ll bring to the clubhouse in 2022. This quote from Trey Mancini certainly...
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