If you had to pick the next player in the Mets organization to hit for the cycle, who would you choose? Is there anyone on the likely Opening Day Roster who can pull it off? Or do you have to dig down deep into the minors to find a likely candidate. I happen to think Amed Rosario will be the next Met to accomplish this rare feat. In 54 years, just 10 Mets have hit for the cycle and that’s...
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If you’ve ever turned on MLB Network, there’s a very good chance you would’ve seen a familiar face hosting one of the many extraordinary programs on the 24/7 baseball network. Watching Clubhouse Confidential, MLB Now, Top 10 Right Now and MLB Tonight, viewers come across our generational sabermetric guru in Brian Kenny. Kenny joined MLB Network from ESPN in 2011, becoming one...
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One by one, like returning warriors, they took the mound, first Jacob deGrom, then Matt Harvey and finally on Monday afternoon the last of the surgically enhanced triumvirate Steven Matz had his chance to show off his preseason form. And what a fine form it was. Matz tossed two scoreless innings allowing three hits and striking out one. He threw 24 of 39 pitches for strikes, was living in the...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Rich Glanzer Smart people say dumb things. That was my thought as I saw a Facebook post stating that David Wright might not have his number retired because he is not headed to Cooperstown. The author insinuated the Mets have an unofficial policy of only retiring numbers who have received baseball’s highest honor, induction into the Hall of Fame. I of course scoffed at this...
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The Mets defeated the Miami Marlins by a score of 8-2 today at Roger Dean Stadium. Pitching: Steven Matz got the nod for today’s afternoon game against the Fish, and tossed two scoreless innings, yielding just three hits and striking out one. Matz was followed in line by Marcos Molina, David Roseboom and Erik Goeddel who each chipped in an inning of scoreless work. With the Mets up 1-0 in...
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The Mets send lefty Steven Matz to the mound to make his Spring Training debut against Edinson Volquez and the Marlins today for a 1:05 start at Roger Dean Stadium. The Mets lineup features the future, including Dominic Smith, Amed Rosario, Luis Guillorme, Wuilmer Becerra, and of course, Michael Conforto. Matt Harvey made his debut against the Cardinals on Sunday. After pitching a perfect first...
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