Happy Saturday, Mets fans! Today the Mets are scheduled to take on the Colorado Rockies in a doubleheader on the road, making up for the game that was cancelled yesterday due to last night’s wintery weather. Jacob deGrom will get the start in game one, starting at 5:10 p.m. EST, and Joey Lucchesi will man the bump in the second game. Will the two teams actually play? Who knows? I think we’ve...
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After receiving disappointing results from the catcher position over the last several seasons, the New York Mets decided to end this long stretch of ineffective catchers and were looking to acquire one of the top backstops on the open market over the offseason. While the front office made a competitive run at catcher J.T. Realmuto, they weren’t prepared to wait all winter for his decision...
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Are you used to this yet? For the seventh time in two-plus weeks, the Mets had their game postponed, this time due to snowfall in Denver. Though official word hasn’t come from the team, MLB.com’s schedule shows Friday’s game versus the Colorado Rockies as postponed with a makeup on Saturday in a back-to-back doubleheader starting at 5:10 p.m. EST. The second game will start...
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10. Jaylen Palmer, 3B/SS B/T: R/R Age: 20 (7/31/2000) Height: 6’3″ Weight: 195 lbs Acquired: 2018 Amateur Draft, 22nd round out of Holy Cross High School (Flushing, NY) ETA: 2022 Previous Rank: N/A 2019 Stats: (Rookie Kingsport) 242 AB, .260/.344/.413, 7 HR, 11.2% BB rate, 39.1% K rate, 111 wRC+ Palmer would be a fan favorite if he ever reached the big league level, as he grew up in Flushing...
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There has been a bit of debate on Twitter lately in terms of whether fans should boo their own players or not, so we thought that we’d here at MMO would weigh in on the debate. What side are you on? The “to boo” side or the “not to boo” side? Rob Piersall My mantra has always been to never boo the team you root for. I read an anecdote once from a fellow Mets fan,...
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The Mets offense finally showed some level of consistency, scoring four, four, and five runs in three wins against the Phillies this week, but a fourth game got rained out, adding to an already-extensive list of doubleheaders over the rest of the season with more bad weather on the horizon. For now, let’s talk about the three-game sweep, albeit in a shortened series, of the...
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