Tuesday, April 6, 2021 • 7:05 p.m. Citizens Bank Park • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania RHP Marcus Stroman (0-0, -.–) vs. RHP Chase Anderson (0-0, -.–) SNY • ESPN • WCBS 880 AM The Mets looked like a team that hadn’t played in a week last night. They also haven’t played a real game in a week. Let’s get the good out of the way first – deGrom was deGrom, which is to say, amazing. He coasted through six...
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The 2021 Mets season is finally here after a busy offseason that included a new owner, new front office, and multiple important player acquisitions. I used a variety of sources and/or career numbers to come up the over/under figures. 15 members of the MMO team answered the following over/under questions. Pete Alonso 42.5 home runs: 13 over, 2 under Francisco Lindor 31.5 home runs: 9 over, 6...
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The All-Star Game is officially coming to Coors Field. MLB sent shockwaves through the sports world last Friday when they decided to move the 2021 All-Star Game from Truist Park in Atlanta in response to Georgia’s new and controversial voting laws that have civil rights groups concerned about its potential to restrict voting accessibility to minority voters. In a statement, Commissioner...
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Luis Rojas may not be able to afford too many more bad days at the office like the one he endured on Monday if he wishes to keep his job as manager of the New York Mets this season. After all the offseason hope and hype that was served up thanks to an ambitious and incredibly wealthy owner in Steve Cohen, a blockbuster trade for one of the premier players in MLB in Francisco Lindor and a...
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Jacob deGrom took the mound on Monday as the New York Mets opened their season against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The two-time Cy Young Award winner brought the heat from the very start of the game to the very end. He started his night off with a strikeout of Andrew McCutchen on a 99.5 mph fastball and ended his night with a strikeout of Bryce Harper on a 100.1 mph...
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The New York Mets’ regular season opener started off well with Jacob deGrom on the mound, who went six innings, allowing just three hits, while striking out seven and issuing two walks. However, it did not have a happy ending as the bullpen squandered the lead away late — as we have become accustomed to seeing when deGrom exits the majority of his starts with a lead. And while Mets...
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