In an unprecedented season, Major League Baseball has taken the opportunity to experiment greatly with the norms that have been part of their game for years. We have seen the adoption of the universal DH, the new extra-inning rule and even seven-inning double headers. Yet the change that has impacted the game the most has been the new format to the postseason, expanding the pool so that over...
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The New York Mets season can be summed up in one word; Frustration. Pete Alonso went from the Rookie of the Year home run king, to the guy most likely to snap a bat across his knee. Jeff McNeil has kept television producers on the ready with the frequency in which he has yelled cuss words in stadiums with only cardboard cutouts there to listen. Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha have struggled to...
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While the Mets season is going down the drain quickly, they’ve had several great individual performances in 2020 and the least surprising one is the dominance of Jacob deGrom. With under two weeks left in the season, he looks like the favorite to win his third straight National League Cy Young award. Jacob deGrom The reigning NL Cy Young now leads the NL in ERA (1.67) and K% (37.8)....
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Tim Healey of Newsday is reporting that Major League Baseball could vote on Steve Cohen’s ownership of the Mets before the mid-November owners meetings. Healey even used the word, “well-before”, certainly good news giving Cohen more time put his stamp on the organization before free agency. The report also says that Cohen is expected to get the 23 yes votes needed from other...
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It’s official, Steve Cohen and the Wilpon/Katz families have come to an agreement. All that is standing in the way of this being a done deal is the owners vote, but all indications from reports have been the votes should be in Cohen’s favor when the time comes. With that being said, a change of guard is coming very soon for the Mets. We here at MMO are already thinking about his...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! On Tuesday evening, the New York Mets fell 4-1 to the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The Mets are now 21-26, 2.5 games back of the third-place Phillies, and 6.5 games back of the first-place Atlanta Braves. After the game, Brandon Nimmo admitted that “everyone is a little down right now, as I think is appropriate.” On Wednesday, the Mets will be...
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