Morning Briefing: Baseball Mourns The Loss of Whitey Ford

Good Morning, Mets fans! The Rays beat the Yankees 2-1 and are moving on to the ALCS. They will face off against the Houston Astros in a best-of-seven series in San Diego, California at Petco Park. The ALCS will start on Sunday, October 11, and the NLCS games will be in Arlington, Texas at Globe Life Field starting Monday, October 12. The NLCS will have 11,500 fans able to be in attendance, but...

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ALDS Game 5 Thread: Yankees vs Rays, 7:10 PM

Friday, October 9, 2020 • 7:10 p.m. Petco Park • San Diego, CA – TBS RHP Gerrit Cole (1-0, 4.50) vs RHP Tyler Glasnow (1-0, 7.20 ERA) After the Dodgers, Braves and Astros all won their games yesterday, the Championship Series round of the playoffs was nearly set. On the National League side, both the Dodgers and Braves swept their respective series’ against the Marlins and Padres to...

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On This Date: Pratt Walks Mets Off, DeGrom Dazzles in Playoff Debut

October 9th has been a good day in Mets recent playoff history with multiple memorable moments including Jacob deGrom’s playoff debut in 2015 and Todd Pratt sending the Mets to the NLCS in 1999. DeGromination Begins  Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom was coming off a terrific 2015 season in which he posted a 2.54 ERA, WHIP under 1.00, and had 205 strikeouts in 191 innings. That earned deGrom...

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2020 Mets Report Card: David Peterson, LHP

David Peterson, LHP Player Data: Age: 25, B/T: L/L Primary Stats: 10 G, 9 GS, 49.2 IP, 6-2, 3.44 ERA, 5 HR, 24 BB, 40 SO, 1.208 WHIP Advanced Stats:123 ERA+, 4.52 FIP, 0.5 WAR Free Agent:2026 2020 Salary:$563.5K Grade: B 2020 Review: For a guy who was called up unexpectedly after the New York Mets realized their rotation options were a lot shallower than they thought, David Peterson had quite...

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MMO Exclusive: Mets Minor League Pitcher Adam Oller

Right-handed pitcher Adam Oller was selected by the Mets during the minor-league portion of the 2019 Rule 5 Draft. He was originally a 20th-round pick of the Pittsburg Pirates back in 2016 and joined the San Francisco Giants at the end of May 2019. We may not have been able to see Oller pitch within the Mets organization yet, but I did get a chance to chat with him, learn more about him, and...

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Seeing the Travis d’Arnaud That Got Away From Mets

Travis d’Arnaud during an almost seven-year stint with the Mets never lived up to expectations with a combination of injuries and playing time. Have we not heard this many times about how a change of scenery can make a difference? Well notice, Travis d’Arnaud is leading the Atlanta Braves to the NLCS. He is a regular in the lineup and has become a quality catcher. He led all major league...

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