Good Morning Mets Fans. The Metropolitans enjoyed a day off on Tuesday but are right back at it today as they take on the Miami Marlins at 1:05 PM ET at First Data Field. Steven Matz will start the game for New York and will be opposed by Scott Copeland of the Marlins. Zack Wheeler is also scheduled to make an appearance in this game as he looks to build on his previous outing. Today’s...
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The United States will play its first World Baseball Classic semi-final game in eight years on Tuesday night as they look to defeat Japan and advance to the Championship Game and play Puerto Rico. Tonight’s contest will be played at Dodger Stadium and televised on MLB Network at 9:00 PM. The United States will send Washington Nationals right-hander Tanner Roark to the mound instead of...
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When news of Jerry Krause’s passing at 77 made its waves through the internet today, fans and media figures alike wasted no time sharing fond memories of his . Krause led the Bulls from 1985-2003, building all six of the team’s championship squads. A lot of common memories fans shared of Krause include the Scottie Pippen trade, pictures of Krause with his team’s six...
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Over the next few weeks I’m going to challenge you with questions that veer a little bit into the Sabermetric side of things or as I like to call them Advanced Metrics. Nothing too crazy, but these are stats I incorporate quite liberally in my articles the last few years. FIP or Fielding Independent Pitching Measures what a player’s ERA would look like over a given period of time if...
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Abbott: Strange as it may seem, they give ball players nowadays very peculiar names. Costello: Funny names? Abbott: Nicknames, nicknames. Now, on the St. Louis team we have Who’s on first, What’s on second, I Don’t Know is on third … With less than two weeks until Opening Day at Citi Field, if you ask New York Mets manager Terry Collins who will be starting at third base...
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Somehow, Mets reliever Rafael Montero managed to navigate himself through the long offseason without getting himself cut from the 40-man roster, despite a couple of close calls. Now it appears that the one-time top pitching prospect is rewarding the front office’s continued faith in him, and even manager Terry Collins is liking the new and improved Montero this spring. “He’s...
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