Yesterday, one of the most dominant left-handed relief pitchers of all-time turned 63 years old. That man is Jesse Orosco. Orosco was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 1978 and was traded to the Mets in February of 1979. He made his MLB debut two months later. After a rocky start in 1979, Orosco spent the entirety of the 1980 season and most of the 1981 season in the minors. He then became a...
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Is Steve Cohen back? He might be, according to a report by AM New York. A source close to the situation said that Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez’s interest in buying the Mets could re-spark Cohen’s. Why? Because it can give him an opportunity to buy the team “at a discount.” It has already been reported that A-Rod could land the Mets at a huge discount due to the...
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Five-and-two-thirds innings into his outing on April 22, 1970, Tom Seaver had faced 22 batters. Two managed to get hits and nine were strikeout victims. For any ordinary pitcher, it was a great day. For Seaver, who in three seasons had established himself as arguably the best at his position, it was a rather ordinary day. Prior to this mid-week afternoon encounter with the San Diego Padres at...
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Good Morning Mets fans! I’m not John Krasinski, but I do have Some Good News. According to Jeff Passan of ESPN, Rob Manfred expects baseball to return this year, in some capacity. Latest Mets News Justin Toscano of NorthJersey.com profiled Jacob deGrom’s talent on hardwood. What can’t this man do? A-Rod and Jennifer Lopez have recently expressed interest in purchasing the Mets...
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Per Jon Heyman of MLB Network, the New York Mets are expected to join two-thirds of Major League Baseball — as of Tuesday evening — in paying their non-playing team personnel through the end of May, while the world gathers their bearings as the COVID-19 global pandemic continues on. As expected, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred suspended Uniform Employee Contracts on Tuesday, allowing...
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Just yesterday, it was reported that engaged couple Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez were raising money to potentially buy the New York Mets. While both have made a fair share of money in their respective fields, neither is worth enough to match Steve Cohen’s previous reported offer of $2.6 billion to buy the team. The thing is, the Mets may no longer be worth that much. Due to the...
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