One of the most exciting parts of the New York Mets’ run to the 2015 World Series was watching second basemen Daniel Murphy morph from himself into a Ruthian figure. Seriously, though, it seemed like he was hitting home runs every night throughout the NLDS and NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs, respectively. As we are well aware, his first taste of Fall Classic action didn’t...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! As yesterday was Mother’s Day, there wasn’t much on-the-field action. Instead, the off-the-field action stole the headlines. Latest Mets News Major League Baseball announced the results of its COVID-19 antibodies test. The study discovered that the antibodies were found in 0.7% of the 5,754 people that participated in MLB’s study. The swabs were taken...
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With Major League Baseball and the MLB Players’ Association set to reconvene this week with hopes of coming to an agreement on how to proceed with a possible 2020 season, the league has “discussed and considered” the use of a universal designated hitter, as per Jim Bowden of The Athletic. Reports of a truncated 80-game season beginning on July 1 have been discussed, as have...
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With a steady stream of talent bubbling through the New York Mets’ farm system in the early 1980s, general manager Frank Cashen had plenty of options on how to proceed. Young stars Darryl Strawberry (drafted first overall in 1980) and Dwight Gooden (fifth overall, 1982) were making their way through the pipeline, and cornerstone hopefuls Mookie Wilson and Hubie Brooks were entrenching themselves...
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The Mets are going into a very abnormal draft this year, with MLB recently deciding to shorten it to just five rounds. With the 19th pick in the draft, this year’s selections will be as vital as ever with the lack of depth in rounds. One player the Mets could potentially be looking at in the first round is right-handed pitcher Slade Cecconi, who Baseball America predicted the Mets would...
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Typically, I try to give our readers my best analysis, staying away from the “I think’s” and simply let the facts speak for themselves. But with MLB’s draft decision coming yesterday, along with last month’s agreement between MLB and MiLB to dismantle over 40 minor league teams in the near future, I’m going to have to make an exception. There are plenty...
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