Melvin Had Call Back Interview For GM Opening on Tuesday

Brewers’ President of Baseball Operations Doug Melvin had his second interview for the Mets’ general managerial opening on Tuesday, and this time CEO Fred Wilpon and numerous other executives were present for the meeting. Melvin, 66, hasn’t been a general manager since he stepped down in Milwaukee in 2015, after which he said the job was “best suited for a younger...

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2018 Mets Report Card: Wilmer Flores, INF

Wilmer Flores, INF Player Data: Age: 27, B/T: R/R, Free Agency: 2020 Basic Stats: 126 G, 429 PA, 11 HR, .267/.319/.417 Advanced Stats: 103 wRC+, .316 wOBA, .269 BABIP, .150 ISO, 0.5 fWAR, 0.5 bWAR Grade: C- 2018 Review  Flores’s season this year was not too much unlike the years prior. He was a serviceable backup utility player and picked up some big hits off the bench, but has still never...

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What Collecting Baseball Cards Means to Me

It was a rainy day sometime in the spring of 2001. I had a tee ball game behind the local high school before it was cut short due to a swift, strong downpour of rain. We were almost home before my dad realized he had left his mitt, a thoroughly broken-in, tan Rawlings with a fake George Brett autograph on the palm, at the field. We turned his 1988 red Jeep Grand Cherokee around, he grabbed it...

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World Series Game Thread: Dodgers vs. Red Sox, 8:09 PM

BOSTON RED SOX (0-0) vs. LOS ANGELES DODGERS (0-0) Tuesday, October 23, 2018 • 8:09 p.m. ET • Fenway Park • Boston, MA LHP Chris Sale (1-0, 3.48) vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw (2-1, 2.37) World Series Game 1 • TV: FOX • Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, ESPN Radio, WCCM 1490 AM (Spanish) It’s finally here! After a dramatic Game 7 of the NLCS, the Dodgers punched a ticket to the Fall Classic with their ace,...

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MMO Fan Shot: How to Trade Frazier, Bruce and Vargas In One Fell Swoop

An MMO Fan Shot by Simon S. As many of you know, the 2017-2018 Mets offseason was a disaster. The moves made not only ruined the teams chances right out of Spring Training, but also continues to handicap the current Mets roster and payroll structure. In Todd Frazier, Jason Vargas, and Jay Bruce, the Mets have three unnecessary, expensive, and under-performing pieces under contract through at...

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Opinion: Van Wagenen Would Be a Shrewd Hire For GM

It was revealed on Monday that CAA Player Agent Brodie Van Wagenen has made it into the final three in consideration for the Mets general manager job, along with the Brewers’ Doug Melvin and the Rays’ Chaim Bloom. While there could be some obvious hurdles with hiring an agent, Van Wagenen could be exactly what the Mets need in their next general manager. Brodie Van Wagenen has a...

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