With all due respect to James McCann, he’s no Mike Piazza. On this Shoebox Memories, the chosen subject is from the 2003 Topps Stadium Club set produced by Topps in November 2002, just in time to be given as gifts under the tree. While most sets are released the following year with stats and pictured from the previous season, this set contains stats from 2002, during which Mike Piazza...
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Good morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News After being traded to the Blue Jays, ex-Mets pitcher Steven Matz is looking to continue improving his sinker. Jacob Resnick shares the details of the newest Mets bullpen pitcher Aaron Loup’s $3M contract. Latest MLB News The Twins have reengaged with slugger Nelson Cruz regarding a potential contract extension. Dodger’s Stadium has shut down...
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The Phillies have agreed to a two-year deal with shortstop Didi Gregorius, according to Jayson Stark of The Athletic. Gregorius, 30, is perhaps best known for his days a Yankee from 2015-2019. He came up through the Reds organization and made his debut with them. He spent two years with the Diamondbacks, but New York was where he really found his stride and enjoyed the most success. His peak was...
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Drafted by the New York Mets in the 13th round back in 2006, the first 10 years of Daniel Murphy’s career came as a member of the Mets organization. During that time, Murphy played in over 900 games. Yet his imprint on this franchise resides in a single week. It boils down to one hot streak for a hitter who was so confident with his bat that he infamously told his teammates at Jacksonville...
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Do you understand the GameStop stuff? I think I do, sort of. Basically, what’s happened is that lots of people on Reddit have decided to pump money into GameStop stock, and the stock has skyrocketed. There doesn’t seem to be any real reason for this other than disruption. It’s sort of like if every MLB team got together and decided to start a ferocious bidding war for Adeiny Hechavarria just to...
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With spring training scheduled to start in 19 days, the Mets have already had an active off season. There’s been an ownership change, and significant player additions (Francisco Lindor, James McCann, Trevor May and Carlos Carrasco, to name a few). The Mets have upgraded their rotation with Carrasco and the return of Marcus Stroman, their defense with McCann and Lindor, and their bullpen...
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