Good morning, Mets fans! On Saturday, news was highlighted by both Major League Baseball and its players association continuing to lack any traction regarding a potential 2020 season. Latest Mets News As the Mets’ sale mystery continues, an international buyer emerges as a potential suitor, alongside many others including former Yankee Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez. Former Met Gary...
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A statement released in by MLBPA-Executive Director Tony Clark rejected Major League Baseballs’ final proposal and said that the players will not be sending any counter back. Clark stated that “players want to play, it’s who we are and what we do,” — but went on to shred owners’ latest comments on the sports’ profitability, along with players’...
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Few hitters gave Roger Clemens as much trouble as Mike Piazza. The two faced off 25 times. Against a man who would strike out more than 4,000 batters over his lengthy big-league career, Piazza struck out twice. He batted .364, had an on-base percentage of .440, and a slugging percentage of .955. He hit four home runs, each of them carrying some kind of importance. This dual evolved into a...
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The vast majority (okay all) of the cards featured in these series of posts are from my personal collection. A card collector as kid, the obsession grew with the advent of online auctions. While perusing Mets cards online, I was able to find the following card to bid on and add to my obsession collection: What we see on the card is obviously a brush-back pitch to the batter Art Shamsky —...
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In the latest episode of Simply Amazin, Tim is joined by Jacob Resnick of Metsmerized and Mets Minors to discuss the New York Mets’ incoming draft class. With only six picks in this year’s truncated draft, the Mets appear to have taken a viable, potential-laden path. The guys also tackle the latest MLB/MLBPA negotiations, as well as a potential Mets sale — again....
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This year’s MLB draft was very different than drafts from years past. But regardless, the Mets still added some high-end talent to their farm system. The Mets 2020 draft class is as follow: No. 19: CF Pete Crow-Armstrong, Harvard-Westlake (CA) No. 52: RHP J.T. Ginn, Mississippi State No. 69: CF Isaiah Greene, Corona (CA) No. 91: SS Anthony Walter, SDSU No. 120: C/UT Matthew Dyer, Arizona...
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