Update – According to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN, Mets assistant GM John Ricco is no longer in the mix for the Minnesota Twins VP of Baseball Operations job. Original Report September 16th – The Minnesota Twins are expected to ask the New York Mets for permission to speak to assistant general manager John Ricco for a baseball operations role in their front office, according to La Velle...
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Thursday, September 22, 2016 • 7:10 p.m. Citi Field • Flushing, N.Y. LHP Adam Morgan (2-10, 5.57) vs. RHP Seth Lugo (4-2, 2.35) SNY • WOR 710 AM • ESPN 1050 AM The Mets start their last regular season home series of the year as they welcome the Phillies and hope to forget about everything that happened over the last three games vs Atlanta. Last night the Mets had the lead earlier, let it slip in...
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Asdrubal Cabrera continues to amaze, smacking a two-run homer into the Coca Cola Corner to put the Mets on the board in the first inning last night. It was the 21st blast of the season for Cabrera and his 20th as a shortstop in 2016, surpassing Jose Reyes’ 19 homers in 2006 for the most home runs by a Mets shortstop in a single season. Three of Cabrera’s last eight home runs dating...
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Some things are guaranteed in life, and some should be. Some are unwritten rules that are ingrained in you from a young age that almost become instinctual. Hold open a door for the person behind you, give up your seat for an elderly person on public transit, tip your delivery guy, call your mother on her birthday; you know, the normal ones. Can we just add one to the list right now? Give...
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After 40 games played entering Wednesday night’s game, I think we can all agree that Jay Bruce has been a major bust since joining the Mets. His numbers since the trade that brought him over from Cincinnati are cringe-worthy; a stat line of .176/.255/.289 with four home runs, 11 runs batted in, 14 walks, and 39 strikeouts in 142 at-bats. A far cry from the player the Reds had through 97...
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The Amazin’ Metscast – Episode 11 – The Jay Bay Chronicles On this week’s dumpster fire of an episode we are joined by Michael Baron as we discuss the Mets’ struggles with teams they should beat while in the midst of a Wild Card race. We also delve into the hot topic that is Jay Bruce as we witness the possible reincarnation of Jason Bay in front of our very eyes....
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