The response to my Winter Meetings call-in show was tremendous so we decided to wrap up 2016 with another live show. On Sunday December 18th, I will be taking your calls from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Ninety-minutes of Mets Baseball to keep you warm through the holidays. I will open the lines at 7:15 pm after a brief monologue. Hear my state of the union on the Mets offseason, thoughts on Bud...
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A review of the single highest WAR pitching seasons of all time on Baseball Reference shows that Dwight Gooden had 12.1 WAR in 1985, the fourth highest single pitching season ever. That season was the highest WAR season for any pitcher post World War II. For those who prefer traditional statistics, in that magical season, Dwight Gooden had 12.1 pitching WAR thanks to his 276 2/3 innings with a...
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Negotiations between the Baltimore Orioles and free agent Mark Trumbo may have come to an abrupt end as the O’s have decided to pull the offer to their former slugger, according to reporter Roch Kubatko of MASN Sports. The deal the O’s had on the table was reportedly for four years and worth $52 million dollars, far short of the $80 million that Trumbo is believed to be seeking....
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New York Mets ace, Noah Syndergaard has had quite the offseason, appearing at multiple team events, solidifying himself as a face of the franchise. In a radio interview for WOR 710 with Pete McCarthy, Syndergaard spoke on the Mets brining back his personal catcher, Rene Rivera. “That’s huge, because he really helped me last year with his veteran leadership and the amount of knowledge...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Robert Walsh Christmas is coming and “Santa” Sandy Alderson got us an amazing early Christmas present in re-signing the largest prize of this offseason in Yoenis Cespedes. Thank you Santa Sandy! While this will prove to be an excellent signing for the Mets it does place them back in the predicament Sandy recently alluded to as being like a move between two houses, where we...
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We have voted on our Top 5 prospects at each position in the Mets minor league system. For the fifth installment in the series we now analyze the Mets five best first base prospects. We have already covered shortstop, second base, catcher, and third base. The Mets first base situation is intriguing. On the one hand, you have a developing young hitter who could step right in and be a plus...
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