Per their social media account, the New York Mets made their first public statements regarding the ongoing, nationwide protests on Monday. “Queens, NY is one of the most diverse areas in our country. We take pride in our diversity. It is our strength,” the statement read. “That is why we denounce all forms of racism and discrimination. We stand with our state, our city, and...
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Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson scored 100 or more runs 13 times in his career and the former Met scored a Major League record 2,229 runs. After the New York Mets were established in 1962, it would take the young franchise nine years until their first player scored 100 runs in a season. This week, I want you to name every player who delivered a 100 run season for the Mets. Can you name all 12...
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Voting began Friday afternoon for the Epic Mets Moments bracket. With great help from Lindsay Moran, Brian Wright, Marshall Field, Michael Mayer, Joe D, and Mojo Hill, MMO organized a bracket of the 64 best moments in Mets history. The readers will vote on which moment is the greatest in the history of the Amazin’s on Metsmerized’s Twitter account. Voting remains open on the first round of...
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New York Mets minor league pitcher Harol Gonzalez is coming off a solid season in 2019 between Double and Triple-A. Gonzalez caught up with Metsmerized in a phone interview over the weekend to discuss the uncertainty surrounding the minor league season among other topics. “All I can do is continue to work hard everyday even though I have no idea when the next time I can pitch in a live...
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As the calendar turned to June in the year 2000, the Mets sat just five games above .500, and already seven games behind the Atlanta Braves. Relative to their standing the prior June in 1999, things could have been worse. Derek Bell (.873 OPS) and Todd Zeile (.919) were both raking in the place of Roger Cedeno and John Olerud, but the offense still lacked the depth that would eventually push it...
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It’s now been eight years since the term “No-han” became synonymous with one of the best moments in New York Mets history. Baseball is a metaphor for life, and Johan Santana’s June 1 start against the St. Louis Cardinals is no different. This specific night included a lot of parallels from six years prior, and the best kind of distraction I didn’t know I needed until it happened. At this point,...
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