OTD In 2016: Bartolo Colon Made The Impossible Happen

“It’s out of here! Bartolo has done it! The impossible has happened! […] This is one of the great moments in the history of baseball!” It may seem like it was a thousand years ago at this point, but it was in fact four years ago today that Bartolo Colon hit his first (and last, probably) home run at the ripe age of 42. Colon made a name for himself during his three years...

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Morning Briefing: MLB Preparing To Present Plan For 2020 Season

Good morning Mets fans! We received some promising news yesterday as Joel Sherman of The New York Post reported that Major League Baseball could present a plan to the Players Association by the end of the week proposing a restart of spring training in June. If all goes according to plan, they would target an early July start for the regular season. However, Sherman went on to warn about the many...

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MLB News: Teams Telling Players to Get In Shape

According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, teams are telling their players to get ready in anticipation of an announcement about the 2020 Major League Baseball season coming soon. Passan notes that Major League Baseball is expected to send a return-to-play proposal to the MLB Players Association within a week. There’s been multiple ideas floated including one having teams playing only in Arizona...

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Mets One Year Wonders: Duaner Sanchez Pre-Accident

The 2006 New York Mets are most remembered for their final moment. Carlos Beltran striking out looking at the end of Game 7 of the NLCS against the St Louis Cardinals. Yet prior to that game or even that series, there was plenty of injuries to the pitching staff that could lead a Mets fan to ask, what if? Pedro Martinez and Orlando Hernandez both missed the postseason due to injuries,...

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MMO Roundtable: How Did I Become a Mets Fan?

This lack of Mets baseball has got us reflecting here at MMO. So, we wanted to share that reflection with all of you and tell our little stories as to how we became Mets fans. We all have our own stories. We’ve shared fan stories, such as how these international baseball fans have become Mets fans. And now, here’s a glimpse at ours. Laney  Since my father is a Yankee fan and my...

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Five Things We Learned From McNeil on SNY

On Tuesday night, the SNY broadcast booth of Gary Cohen, Ron Darling and Keith Hernandez got together to once again call a virtual simulation of MLB The Show 20. When it comes to The Show, Jeff McNeil is no stranger, as he just finished playing the game in the Player’s League this past week. McNeil joined the SNY broadcast midway through the simulated game and gave an entertaining...

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