On yesterday’s airing of the Cookie Club on SNY with Steve Gelbs, outfielders J.D. Davis and Dominic Smith and club manager Luis Rojas discussed the possibility of playing in a shortened 82-game season. The three also offered their thoughts on incorporating a designated hitter, a rule the league expects to enforce for the 2020 season (should it ever start), and one that would no doubt...
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On May 21, 1981 the Mets had an off day. A player’s strike was looming, and the Mets were on their way to a 41 – 62 record in the last season of Manager Joe Torre’s regime in Queens. But future Mets were active that day in what is now widely known as the greatest college game ever played. To set the scene, the game was played at Yale Field in Connecticut. Built in 1927, before...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! Let’s take a look at what went on around the league on Wednesday! Latest Mets News Anthony DiComo of MLB.com looks at the best Mets bench players of all-time. Yesterday marked the anniversary of when Sid Fernandez recorded his 1,000 strikeout. (Tweet from Mets official account.) Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic tells a magnificent story about Tom Seaver and Rick...
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Not all teams have opened their stadiums yet, but some are beginning to let players come in and workout, according to Newsday. George M. Steinbernner Field in Tampa, Florida has been open to Yankees players for weeks with players like Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Tyler Wade, J.A. Happ, DJ LeMahieu and Luis Severino already taking advantage. Now the Marlins and Rays have joined the Yankees on...
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I’m not going to lie to you, I have never been to Mount Rushmore. But, that’s not going to stop me from talking about it anyway! Well, at least in terms of our beloved New York Mets. We all have our favorite players. We all have our greatest players. We all know who the Mets legends are. When you have to narrow it down to just four though, who would you choose? Which players would...
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With baseball still on hold, New York Mets relievers Jeurys Familia and Dellin Betances have been training hard at Impact Zone Fitness in Norwood, New Jersey with owner and celebrity trainer Dave Paladino. The two pitchers spoke with Metsmerized in an exclusive interview at the facility over the weekend to discuss several topics including the health concerns that a shortened season could...
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