OTD 1997: Dave Mlicki Hurls Shutout to Open Inaugural Subway Series

June 16, 1997 was a historic day in the chronicles of the New York Mets. On that date, they played their first regular season game against the cross-town rival New York Yankees, defeating the Bombers in the Bronx by a 6-0 score. On June 13, 1997 the Mets played their first regular season Interleague game in franchise history, losing 8-4 to the Boston Red Sox at Shea Stadium. The Red Sox would...

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Morning Briefing: Jacob DeGrom Set To Pitch Wednesday

Good morning, Mets fans! Jacob deGrom left Friday night’s game after six innings with a little bit of inflammation in his right elbow. After a little bit of concern about if he’d miss his next start, Luis Rojas confirmed deGrom will pitch Wednesday night against the Cubs. The best pitcher in baseball sports a 0.56 ERA over 64 innings in 10 starts. He has 103 strikeouts to just eight...

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Pitching, Defense Carries Mets Past Cubs In 3-2 Win

Thirty minutes later and I’m just starting to breathe a little easier. Taijuan Walker pitched a gem, Pete Alonso provided all the RBI tonight and Seth Lugo got through a crazy final two innings for the Mets as they held on to beat the Cubs 3-2 on Tuesday night. It’s their second win in a row to start the four-game series. It was a damn adventure the final two frames (we’ll get...

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MMO Game Thread: Cubs vs Mets, 7:10 PM

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 • 7:10 P.M. Citi Field • Flushing, NY RHP Alec Mills (2-0, 6.08 ERA) vs. RHP Taijuan Walker (5-2, 2.07 ERA) SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM The Mets look to take Game 2 of this four game set with the Cubs tonight! Last night was exactly what the doctor ordered! David Peterson had been struggling and he came out amped and raring to go. He carved through the Cubs lineup for...

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Billy McKinney May See Time in Center When Conforto Returns

Recently acquired outfielder Billy McKinney’s time as the New York Mets starting right fielder may be coming to an end sooner than we think. While speaking with the media prior to Monday night’s series opening win over the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field, Mets manager Luis Rojas provided an update on the status of injured star outfielder Michael Conforto. Rojas said that Conforto has been feeling...

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Players of the Week: DeGrom Continues to Amaze, McKinney Shines

Despite a pair of frustrating losses, the New York Mets had a very solid week this past week, and despite their past struggles, have been playing some great baseball thus far in June. The squad put together a nice 3-2 week, splitting a two game series with the Baltimore Orioles, and impressively taking two out of three from the San Diego Padres. They secured a 4-3 season series win over one of...

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