An MMO Fan Shot by Joe O’Connor By the end of May 2013, he was the Dark Knight. He was the savior of Queens. He was lighting up radar guns, wiping out hitters with his devastating slider, and doing so with a swagger that Mets fans hadn’t seen since the glory days of ’86. My, how things have changed… Tom Verducci, the “baseball-famous” writer for Sports Illustrated, appropriately gave...
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The Mets defeated the Houston Astros by a score of 3-1 this afternoon at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. Pitching: Jacob deGrom toed the rubber to start the game for the Mets this afternoon and set down all six batters to face him in order while registering three strikeouts in the process. Next in line was P.J. Conlon, who chipped in two scoreless innings of his own, which was followed by...
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Yesterday’s Game – The New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 11-3 on 17 hits from 13 different players including a home run from Neil Walker for the second straight day. Lucas Duda knocked in two runs with a double in his spring debut. Noah Syndergaard also made his Grapefruit League debut with two scoreless innings. Rafael Montero threw two more scoreless innings giving him six this...
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I was just reading our Morning Briefing and learned that today was the birthday of Danny Frisella. Wow, I thought. There’s a name I haven’t heard of in a while. I always had fond memories of Danny Frisella, a right-hander who the Mets selected in the third round of the 1966 Amatuer Draft out of Washington State University. It didn’t take long before he’d make his way to...
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Free Shirt Fridays have become a staple in the Mets’ annual promotional schedule. It’s been one of their longer-tenured promotions that has been a hit both in the stands and on TV, as SNY often puts its focus on the shirts given out. But let’s be real: Nobody wears these shirts to make a fashion statement. These are the kind of shirts you wear to the gym, or the kind that you...
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Good Morning Mets Fans. The Metropolitans (5-3) are back at it this afternoon as Jacob deGrom makes his spring training debut against Joseph Musgrove and the Houston Astros (2-5). The game is scheduled for a 1:05 pm E.T. start and can be heard on the MLB At Bat app. LATEST METS NEWS Noah Syndergaard and the Mets pummeled the Astros by a score of 11-3 on Friday and Thor himself was on fire in...
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