An MMO Fan Shot by Matthew Kayser This Long Island native and ’80s child fondly remembers going to Shea Stadium as a kid, back when Doc, Darryl, Keith, and Mookie owned New York and, to a greater extent, my heart. I can vividly recall seeing such inspiring slogans as “Catch the Rising Stars” and “Baseball Like It Oughta Be” adorning the upper reaches of the Big...
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The New York Mets have playoff ambitions in 2019. New York’s new general manager, Brodie Van Wagenen, has revamped the team and has bolstered many different areas with tons of depth in preparation of contention. There are going to be a lot of new faces as well. As I project, there will be at least eight or nine players on the 25-man roster on Opening Day who didn’t don blue and...
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Last summer, Jacob deGrom’s then agent Brodie Van Wagenen said if the Mets failed to provide the team’s ace with a contract extension the organization should consider trading him because “[t]he inertia of the current situation could complicate Jacob’s relationship with the club and creates an atmosphere of indecision.” Van Wagenen is now the Mets General Manager....
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Good morning, Mets fans. Here’s what’s buzzing around baseball this Saturday morning Giants, Bryce Harper Have Eventful Meeting Now that the J.T. Realmuto saga is over, we have two more fish to fry: Bryce Harper and Manny Machado. At this point, it’s anyone’s guess where they’ll end up as more and more teams come out of the woodwork. That holds true especially in...
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Zack Wheeler was drafted in 2009 by the San Francisco Giants and acquired in a midseason trade for Carlos Beltran two years later. He debuted in 2013, but it wasn’t until last year where we got a glimpse of the true Zack Wheeler. Wheeler, 28, was one of the first moves made by general manager Sandy Alderson after he took over prior to the 2011 season. The right-hander was supposed to be...
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Good morning, Mets fans! There are three more days until Pitchers and Catchers report and 47 more days until Opening Day! Latest Mets News Andy Martino of SNY first reported that Danny Espinosa has signed a minor league with the Nationals. Jerry Blevins wrote a touching thank you letter to Mets fans. Former Met employee Nick Francona wrote a first-hand account regarding MLB’s investigation...
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