Following a Subway Series split at Yankee Stadium, the 34-27, second-place New York Mets took their talents to the friendly confines of Wrigley Field for a three-game tilt with the Chicago Cubs. A veteran-heavy, mostly underperforming lineup – led by a 31-year-old Sammy Sosa, who would go on to hit 50 homers, and an underwhelming pitching staff in which right-hander Tim...
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MLB Pipeline writer and draft analyst Jim Callis spoke with Metsmerized in a phone interview this week, giving his thoughts on the Mets’ draft class this year. “Like last year, they went big on their first three picks,” Callis told Metsmerized. “I thought Pete Crow-Armstrong was an interesting value at 19 as his stock has been a little up and down.” “He was the best high school player...
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I was about six-years-old when my father threatened to throw me out of the house. The reason was simple. I told him I was going to be a Yankees fan. It was the early 1970s and I knew nothing about baseball. But still, I was going to root for the Yankees. Why? As my dad watched the local news one night, the sports came on. I was close by, doing whatever a typical six-year-old does. The Yankees...
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Good morning Mets fans, and Happy Father’s Day! Saturday was a day of regression for the possibility of a 2020 season, as more and more athletes are being diagnosed with coronavirus. Latest Mets News The Mets will reportedly pay their minor league players through August. Justin Toscano of North Jersey writes about three players the Mets signed after the 2020 draft. Latest MLB News After a...
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Saturday afternoon that if there is a baseball season this year, both the Mets and Yankees will prep for it in New York. Citi Field and Yankee Stadium have never been used for spring training before, as this will be another in a long line of firsts due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. This comes on the heels of Friday’s reports that the Philadelphia...
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Matt Mancuso selects: 2015 Matt Harvey Armed with one of the more deadly arsenals in the game, a mentality that matched up to 2019 Max Scherzer, and a nickname that defined him as a literal superhero, Matt Harvey’s the guy I want toeing the rubber. While Jacob deGrom is more of a silent assassin, 2015 Harvey is the type of player you want in big games. A pitcher that can use the energy of the...
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