Murray Ditches The A’s For The NFL Former Heisman Trophy winning quarterback, Kyler Murray officially released a statement yesterday announcing that he is choosing to play football exclusively over baseball and is now solely focused on becoming an NFL quarterback. As Jeff Passan of ESPN reported, Murray will now have to give back approximately $1.29 million of his $1.5 million signing...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Carl A. Weber When Doris Kearns Goodwin released her memoir “Wait Till Next Year” back in 1997 I was reminded of the difference between documented fact and remembered occurrence. Baseball fans on a certain sports radio station went into apocalyptic spasms over the author’s inaccurate statements gleaned from her youthful remembrances. I take a more forgiving tack (especially...
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The New York Mets didn’t quite know what they had in Jeff McNeil until he frozen-roped his way through the dog days of summer last season while playing a fine second base, to boot. Over 248 plate appearances after being called up in July (once Asdrubal Cabrera was traded to Philadelphia), the Santa Barbara, California native slashed .329/.381/.471 with 11 doubles, six triples, three home...
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Good Morning Mets Fans! The day we’ve all been waiting for all winter has finally arrived! While many of the players have already arrived in Port St. Lucie, today marks the date that every pitcher and catcher need to report! In only 11 days, Mets baseball will return as they’ll face the Braves. There are only 44 days left until Opening Day! Latest Mets News Baseball America named the...
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Endy Chavez, forever a part of Mets playoff lore due to one tremendous catch, will be rejoining the team as a minor-league coach according to Tim Healey of Newsday. He will be on the staff of short-season Class A Brooklyn which begins play in June. He will also be in Port St. Lucie working with players from the minor leagues. Chavez, 41, returns to the Mets after spending five years in the...
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In an interview with WFAN, New York Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen continued to express nothing but confidence in his revamped roster, telling the host “we’re pretty pleased with where we are at right now”. When prodded about making any additional moves heading into the season, Van Wagenen alluded to keeping a consistent eye on any available players that could improve...
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