This has been an offseason in which big name free agents still sit on the sidelines, waiting for offers. Jose Bautista, who has hit almost 100 home runs since the 2014 season, is still without a team. Mark Trumbo and his 47 home runs in 2016? Still waiting to be signed as well. Mike Napoli and his 34 home runs, the same. What are the trends of this offseason that led to this? First, there was...
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Unless you marry your high school sweetheart, it’s almost inevitable that after you break up you will see your first love in someone else’s arms. Maybe walking the hall, maybe outside the school, but somewhere you see the first girl of your dreams with someone else. Those feelings are what many felt the first time they saw the card above, which was the first card produced by Topps...
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Whether you write for MMO, engage in the comments, submit an occasional Fan Shot, or just come over to read our articles and the threads, this site wouldn’t be what it is without all of your tremendous and active participation. Thank you so much for your support. I’d like to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas. May the joy and spirit of the holidays give you and your families...
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About six years ago we started writing Mets themed Christmas carols which my buddy and MMO contributor John Bernhardt would then perform and sing on his weekly radio show. Sometimes we’d make a contest out of it and over the years you guys came up with some really great entries. I always found it to be a lot of fun so I thought I’d write one to the tune of Santa Claus is Coming to...
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According to Matt Eddy of Baseball America, the San Francisco Giants signed veterans Michael Morse and Justin Ruggiano to minor-league deals on Friday night. For Ruggiano, this will be the eighth organization he’s played for heading into his ninth professional season in 2017. Ruggiano, 34, was drafted in the 25th round of the 2004 MLB First-Year Player Draft, and made his major league...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Sidd Finch On July 30, 2004, the Mets committed one of the greatest blunders in their history by trading top left-handed pitching prospect Scott Kazmir to the Rays for the veteran Victor Zambrano. The deal was intended to fill a perceived immediate need, but it didn’t take long to see the effects of the grave error. Zambrano would end up throwing five awful starts for the Mets...
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