Wednesday evening brought memories and tears with the passing of Tom Seaver. Like so many others, he was a part of New York Mets history. He was like family. Tom “Terrific” came into our living rooms at a time when baseball was different from today. He was the franchise. Growing up in the Bronx, where a Mets fan was not accepted, the Yankees fan would not be partial about the opposing cross-town...
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So who had Robinson Canó being the proud owner of a 1.074 OPS and 186 wRC+ halfway through the New York Mets’ shortened season on their 2020 bingo card? I sure didn’t, but I’m welcoming this development with open arms anyways. It was encouraging to watch Canó get his 2020 campaign off to a hot start (.412/.462/.559 through 39 plate appearances). Once he hit the injured list, though, I was...
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When a team is struggling, typically it takes a big effort from a star player to help get things going in the right direction. Often that’s a starting pitcher, who may have the “stopper” moniker. Today for the Mets, that star player was Michael Conforto. The Mets were desperate for a win, having lost five in a row and heading toward irrelevance in the National League...
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The devastating news that Mets legend and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Seaver passed away came late on Wednesday night. The 75-year-old left us peacefully in his sleep due to complications from Lewy body dementia and COVID-19. Seaver is the Mets all-time leader in WAR (78.8), ERA (2.57), wins (198), games started (395), and many many other categories. Tom Terrific opened Citi Field...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Despite rookie David Peterson having a stellar major league career so far, he has been bumped from this afternoon’s start against the Yankees with Robert Gsellman placed in the starting spot instead. Gsellman missed much of the season so far being on the injured list with right tricep soreness. Gsellman (0-0, 5.19 ERA) will take the mound in today’s makeup...
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It’s arguable what the greatest day in Mets history was. Was it October 16, 1969? Was it October 27, 1986? These are of course the dates when the New York Mets won their two championships. There is no argument at all as to the worse day: it’s August 31, 2020, the day The Franchise, our Tom Terrific, our Greatest Met, passed away peacefully at his home in Calistoga, California. He was...
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