The 1973 season was a gift of sorts for the Mets. The story has been well-chronicled. The Mets were in last place on August 30th (61-71), six and one-half games out of first place in a season in which there was no wildcard. The Mets seemed dead and buried. Remarkably, they began to rise from the ashes, and by September 21st, they were in first place. They took on the mighty Cincinnati Reds in...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! The 2020 MLB World Series between the Rays and Dodgers begins tonight at 8:09 PM ET. Tyler Glasnow (2-1, 4.66) will take on Clayton Kershaw (2-1, 3.32). The game can be viewed on FOX. Latest Mets News The IDEA Conference announced today that the Mets are a GMA Finalist for Best Tribute Video for their tribute video of the 1969 Miracle Mets. They are nominated alongside...
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Fan Shot by Ryan Schlachter I’d like to preface this by saying that there should never be a reason to “make a case for Francisco Lindor”. He’s a franchise level talent that any team would welcome in the heartbeat if they lived in an ideal world. That being said, people on Twitter last night were suggesting that it would be counterproductive to acquire Lindor via trade when there are other holes...
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Dominic Smith Player Data: Age 25, B/T: L/L Primary Stats: 50 G, 199 PA, 10 HR, 42 RBI, 14 BB , 45 SO, .316 BA, .377 OBP, .616 SLG, .993 OPS Advanced Stats: .368 BABIP, .412 wOBA, 165 wRC+, 169 OPS+, 1.8 fWAR, 1.7 bWAR, -1 OAA at 1B, -2 OAA in LF Free Agent: 2025 2020 Salary: $578,826 Grade: A- 2020 Review: Dominic Smith’s 2019 season showed that if given the opportunity, he could produce...
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Off the heels of his best year yet, Amed Rosario’s offensive progression likely had people within the New York Mets organization optimistic about his 2020 campaign. However, all the soon-to-be 25-year-old did was make things more difficult for Mets decision makers — whomever they may be once Steve Cohen takes over as owner. While Rosario’s overall stats took a step back in this shortened season,...
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When Major League Baseball first shut down due to the pandemic, there was no guarantee that we would see any part of the 2020 season. As the owners and the MLBPA tried to negotiate terms for a return to action, there was plenty of skepticism about whether it would be possible to make it through an entire season due to all of the viable concerns. Once the 60-game season was set in motion, there...
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