MMO Roundtable: Division and Playoff Predictions

The MMO has shared our predictions for the 2020 MLB Awards. Now it’s time to talk division and playoffs — who is going to take it? Will it be the Mets? Let’s see what the MMO team thinks. Sal  NL East: Nationals NL Central: Brewers NL West: Dodgers NL Wild Card: Mets and Reds AL East: Yankees AL Central: Twins AL West: Astros AL Wild Cards: Indians and Blue Jays Jack  NL East:...

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Casino Mogul Revealed as Mystery Bidder

Updated: July 15, 3:10 p.m. Fox Business’ Charles Gasparino reports that Sheldon Adelson has no interest in buying any stake in the New York Mets. According to his reporting, Harris and Blitzer approached Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands casino company last week about casino development in the area. Adelson would likely invest in that venture, but would not be looking to have a stake in the...

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The 1993 Mets: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

  The 1993 Mets were a bad team, but their off-field troubles were worse than their on-field performance. The 1993 Mets finished 59-103. Manager Jeff Torborg was dismissed 38 games into the season, replaced by Dallas Green. The team was coming off a 1992 season where they posted a 72-90 record, which prompted reporters Bob Klapisch and John Harper to write the book “The Worst Team...

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Jared Hughes Has Become a Pitching Nerd

The signing of Jared Hughes might not have jumped off the front pages, but it might have been one of the more fascinating moves the Mets have made of late. Hughes actually had some good years in Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, and Cincinnati. From 2014 to 2018, Hughes had a 2.41 ERA, 168 ERA+, and a 3.89 FIP over 329 innings pitched. He is a sinker ball pitcher who got a lot of ground balls but barely...

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Morning Briefing: SNY Not For Sale

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The Mets opened up Summer Camp 2.0 in MCU Park, the Mets’ alternate training ground. The club sent a bevy of minor-leaguers, including David Peterson, Ryley Gilliam, Drew Smith, among others, to the site. Jacob deGrom left his simulated game yesterday after pitching an inning due to a sore back. It must be tired from carrying the team on it....

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DeGrom Leaves Intrasquad Game with Back Tightness

Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for the Mets to have their first big injury scare heading into the abbreviated 2020 season. Jacob deGrom left Tuesday’s intrasquad game with back tightness according to Steve Gelbs. No further updates have been provided. DeGrom has been in top form and is coming into the year off of two consecutive NL Cy Young awards. With a new look staff at the back-end of...

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