With no games being played stateside, there is only one place to get your baseball fix right now and that is the KBO. The Korean baseball season began earlier this month and is drawing more attention then ever. One of the interesting things for Mets fans to watch during these games is the performances of some former players that were in New York just last season. Drew Gagnon, Chris Flexen and...
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It was on this date in 1999 that Robin Ventura, perhaps best known in Mets lore for his “Grand Slam Single”, became the only player in MLB history to hit a grand slam in both games of a double header. The first grand slam, off of Jim Abbott, was hit in front of a lot of empty seats as the game was started at 4:20 as a make up from the rain out the night before. The video is...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! If you haven’t heard by now, Joe D, our fearless leader and admin of the site, has returned from the hospital after his battle with COVID-19! Huge kudos to all the nurses and doctors that helped him in his recovery! Latest Mets News Jeff Todd of MLB Trade Rumors reviewed the Mets’ options at DH. The Mets supported workers at the New York-Presbyterian...
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Oops, I did it again. I thought only cats had nine lives, but I guess humans do too. It’s been nearly a month since I last logged onto our MMO dashboard to write a post and I can already tell that I’m a little bit rusty… Had a little trouble finding the comma and the question mark… Oh there it is… In all seriousness, I feel very fortunate and I’m very grateful...
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Since their inception in 1962, the New York Mets have become a franchise known largely for great pitching, timely hitting and solid defense. But of those three attributes needed for success, none has been more important to Mets fortunes than pitching, both starting and relief. The Mets two World Championships, five pennants and six NL East titles were mostly a function of the men on the mound...
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The Mets hired Adam Guttridge in November of 2018 to be their assistant general manager of systematic development. New Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen was hired the month before and vowed to bolster the analytics department. According to an article by Tim Britton of The Athletic, Guttridge played a key role in acquiring slugger J.D. Davis and holding onto the versatile Jeff McNeil. Both key...
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