Well folks, it feels great to finally be talking about the 2020 Mets actually playing a season. Now that we know the new rules for this strange year (earlier addressed by MMO’s Marshall Field), the universal DH in particular should prove be a major advantage for the Amazins’. The DH will lengthen the Mets lineup in more than a few ways, like the ability to have JD Davis play everyday...
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On this date in 1962, the Mets signed 17-year-old Ed Kranepool. He would make his Major League debut later that year at 17 years and 318 days old. Kranepool, 75, recently battled renal disease and had a successful life-saving kidney transplant. Eddie was on a waiting list for two years before he finally found a donor who was a perfect match, Deborah Barbieri, a 56 year old Mets fan from Nassau...
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With the start of summer came more meltdowns. Entering their series with the Phillies and a homestand of almost two weeks, the Mets had found themselves leading in each of their last 15 straight contests — yet found a way to lose six of them. That streak would continue long into this temporary Shea residency, but the initial two games versus Philadelphia exposed New York’s latest...
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Don’t get me wrong. I’m as happy as any sports fan in America that baseball will be back in a month. Since I was eight years old, watching Tom Seaver and the Mets stun the Orioles in the World Series, baseball has had, and always will have a special place in my heart. Call me a purist, but baseball has me hooked, especially to the team whose guys wear the blue and orange uniforms....
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The MLA Players Trust, the charity arm of the MLBPA, spoke with Mets catcher Wilson Ramos to talk about his workouts during the pandemic to stay in shape for baseball. He goes into depth on the resistance band workouts he has been doing for the page’s #KidsOnDeck campaign. Bill Ladson of MLB spoke with Ron Swoboda about one of the best managers in...
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Here we are, just five days away from players reporting to Spring Training 2.0 at Citi Field. As most of you know, Major League Baseball has announced the 2020 regular season will open in approximately one month, on July 23 or 24. “Major League Baseball is thrilled to announce that the 2020 season is on the horizon,” league commissioner Rob Manfred said in a news release. “We...
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