OTD in 1990: Mets Fire Manager Davey Johnson

On May 29, 1990, the Mets decided it was time to move on from the manager who guided them to the second championship in team history, relieving Davey Johnson of his duties and replacing him with Bud Harrelson. The Mets had gotten out of the gate slowly in 1990, and were treading water at 20-22 when the change was made. Harrelson completed the 1990 season as skipper, and was at the helm until the...

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Morning Briefing: Friday Marks Mets’ 10th Postponement of 2021 Season

Happy Saturday, Mets fans! Friday’s Mets-Braves game was postponed due to rain, and a makeup game between the two teams will be announced at a later date.  The push-back marked the tenth New York postponement of the 2021 season so far. Fans who purchased tickets can exchange them for similarly priced seats at any other game this season, except the series versus the Yankees from September 10-12....

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Mets-Braves Postponed Friday Night; Makeup TBD

The Mets vs. Braves matchup at Citi Field Friday night is postponed due to inclement weather, the team announced. They said the game would be made up at a later date. With the injuries the team has now, it might benefit the Mets to re-schedule the game in the last half of the season. Luis Rojas said Taijuan Walker, who was scheduled to come off the injured list and start today’s game, is...

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Series Preview: Mets Continue Home Stand Against Atlanta

The New York Mets (24-20 , first place in the National League’s eastern division) continue their seven-game home stand this weekend with three games at Citi Field against manager Brian Snitker’s Atlanta Braves (24-25, third place in the National League’s eastern division). The Mets are coming off a four-game series against the Colorado Rockies, in which they won three-of-four....

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Putting Jacob DeGrom’s Dominant Start in Proper Perspective

New York Mets ace Jacob deGrom took the hill in a big-league game for the first time in 16 days on Tuesday. While we went more than two weeks without seeing the two-time Cy Young award winner do his thing, it was kind of like he never left. DeGrom was up to his usual dominance in his return from the injured list, allowing just one run on three hits, no walks, and nine strikeouts in five innings...

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3 Up 3 Down: Mets Take Four-Game Series From Rockies

The Mets took three of four games from the Rockies this week–a necessity, even down as many guys as they are. This team needs to stack wins against bad teams t0 give itself a buffer should the course correct itself when they start playing good ones with a roster like the one they have right now. They accomplished that this week behind stellar pitching (once again) from Jacob deGrom, Marcus...

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