The Syracuse Mets released their inaugural roster as the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets on Friday night. Here’s the group that manager Tony DeFrancesco will take into battle: Pitchers (13): Tyler Bashlor, Arquimedes Caminero, Casey Coleman, Chris Flexen, Drew Gagnon, Eric Hanhold, Ryan O’Rourke, Corey Oswalt, Jacob Rhame, Hector Santiago, Paul Sewald, Corey Taylor, Daniel Zamora...
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One thing about being a Mets fan is you can count on the Mets giving you a terrific Opening Day. In fact, over the course of Major League history, the Mets have the best winning percentage (.655) of any Major League franchise. What makes this all the more incredible is the Mets lost their first eight openers. We saw another great Opening Day memory with Jacob deGrom picking up where he left off...
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As most of you know, 2019 is the 50 year anniversary of the 1969 World Champion Mets. Enjoy this special feature beginning with Part One of my four part series entitled, How The Miracle Mets Were Built. Turn Back The Clock 51 Years – It’s the Spring of 1968. Spring training of 1968 saw the New York Mets coming off another last place finish, but this time there were a few glimmers of hope for the...
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Good luck getting runners on base against Jacob deGrom. And even if you get runners on base, prepare to see them get stranded there. In 2018, hitters hit .179/.238/.265 when others runners were on base. That does not seem sustainable but his expected slash when runners are on base was .194/.248/.280. This essentially says that deGrom was not the beneficiary of luck but rather, he induced weak...
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In keeping with the theme of celebrating the 50th anniversary of their 1969 World Championship, the New York Mets announced that Gil Hodges Jr., the son of Mets manager and former MLB player Gil Hodges, will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the home opener against the Washington Nationals on April 4. It would have been the elder Hodges’ 95th birthday. A major linchpin to that...
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Mets right-hander Seth Lugo started his 2019 season off by striking out the side on Thursday in a 2-0 Opening Day win over the Nationals. Lugo pitched 101.1 innings last season while making 49 relief appearances and five starts. Mets manager Mickey Callaway would like to see him hit that number again in 2019 as he told Mike Francesa of WFAN in a recent interview, “I think if we can get a...
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