Morning Briefing: Happy DeGrom Day!

Good Morning, Mets fans! Today, Jacob deGrom(2-0, 2.45 ERA) looks to keep the Mets rolling against the Marlins. If he wins tonight, it’ll be the only sixth time in his career he’ll receive a win in three consecutive starts. He’ll face off against Pablo Lopez (2-1, 2.25 ERA). Yesterday, the Mets’ offense brushed away their summer doldrums, exploding for eight runs. Amed...

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Rosario Breaks Out, Leads Mets to 8-3 Win Over Miami

As if the pitching rotation wasn’t in limbo heading into Tuesday’s nights game on the road against the Miami Marlins, David Peterson, the probable starter for the match up against the Miami Marlins, was scratched just a few hours before first pitch due to shoulder fatigue. Corey Oswalt stepped up to start. Oswalt looked solid in his 4.1 innings of work, throwing his name into the mix...

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Mets Place David Peterson on Injured List

The New York Mets rotation suffered another blow on Tuesday, as rookie David Peterson is heading to the injured list with shoulder fatigue. Peterson’s IL stint will be retroactive to August 14th, a day after his last start. The 24-year-old was supposed to make his fifth start of the season tonight, but in his place Corey Oswalt has been recalled from the team’s alternate training...

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The Problem With Silencing Fernando Tatis Jr.

In August of 2018, then-rookie phenom Ronald Acuña Jr. homered in five consecutive games, including leadoff homers in the final three games of that stretch. He was 20 years old and lighting the baseball world on fire with mile-long taters and equally dynamic bat flips. In the sixth game, Miami Marlins starter Jose Ureña fired a 97 mile per hour fastball directly at Acuña. It hit him in the elbow...

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MMO Game Thread: Mets at Marlins, 7:10 PM

  Tuesday, August 18, 2020 • 7:10 p.m. Marlins Park • Miami, FL RHP Corey Oswalt vs. RHP Humberto Mejia  SNY • WCBS 880 AM • WQBU 92.7 FM Update: The Mets have scratched David Peterson from tonight’s start due to left shoulder fatigue. He’s going to the injured list. Corey Oswalt will make the start. The 2020 Mets are the masters of flipping the switch. After a weekend of being...

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MMO Mailbag: Thoughts On Luis Rojas

Kevin T. Asks: What are your thoughts on the job Luis Rojas is doing so far this season? Marshall Replies: Luis Rojas has done what any senior manager in ‘business’ does in his first few weeks of his new job—he’s made mistakes. He should’ve pinch hit for Wilson Ramos on a couple of occasions and his handling of the pitching staff at times has been questionable. The...

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