Morning Briefing: Major and Minor League Teams Come Together to Honor 9/11

Good morning, Mets fans! The New York Mets on Saturday wore hats of first responders and had their jerseys engraved with an American Flag and 9-11-01 on their sleeve for Saturday night’s game against the New York Yankees. Members of the Mets and Yankees wore special cleats in remembrance of 9-11 on Saturday night: Kevin Pillar’s cleats Pete Alonso and Aaron Judge’s cleats, per MLB Scenes from...

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Yanks Top Mets 8-7 on a Night of Remembrance and Hope

Game number 143 for the New York Mets was different than any other this season. This due to the beautiful ceremony that took place at Citi Field prior to the game. Words cannot describe how touching and beautiful the ceremony was, so if you missed it give it a viewing yourself. What occurred after the ceremony was something much less important, however, the Mets and New York Yankees did play a...

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MMO Game Thread: Yankees vs Mets, 7:45 PM

Saturday, September 11, 2021 • 7:45 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Corey Kluber (4-3,  3.69) vs. RHP Taijuan Walker (7-9, 4.15) FOX • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM The Mets and Yankees continue their series together tonight on the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The Mets will hold a remembrance ceremony before the game starts with members of the 2001 team in attendance and the Mets will also wear...

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Pete Alonso and Mike Piazza Speak 20 Years After September 11, 2001

“Life is precious,” Mike Piazza said as he sat in front of the Mets backdrop, looking back and reflecting on his home run that helped unite a city nearly 20 years ago. Saturday was no ordinary day at Citi Field. The Mets held two special press conferences before the game, having Pete Alonso and Piazza speak in remembrance of the terrorist attacks that occurred 20 years ago to this...

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Dominic Smith Can Soon Put to Rest His Miserable 2021 Season

For several players across the major leagues, the 2021 season should serve as one to forget, and with just three weeks remaining until the regular season draws to a close, no one will likely be happier to turn the page to 2022 than slugger Dominic Smith. After being limited to a part-time role through his first three seasons with the New York Mets, Smith took full advantage of the universal...

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MMO Remembers September 11

How has it been 20 years already? We here at MMO will never forget all who lost their lives that day, the first responders, and all who serve to defend our freedom. We stand united in remembrance of 9/11. Here are our thoughts and memories from that day. Patrick Glynn So I was 7. Mrs. [redacted] left the room crying, and she came back in and told her third-grade class planes hit the Twin Towers....

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