Second baseman Daniel Murphy hit a go-ahead double in the 10th inning and helped the Washington Nationals rally to beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in their season opener on Monday. Murphy also homered in the game, a mammoth shot to give the Nats an early 2-1 lead in the 4th inning. In what manager Dusty Baker called a “sweet debut,” he went 2-for-3 with a double, homer, two RBIs and even...
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No. 12 – Seth Lugo Ht: 6’4″ Wt: 185 Level: Binghamton & Las Vegas 51’s B/T: R/R Age: 11/17/1989 (26) Acquired: 2011 Draft, 34th Round, Centenary College of Louisiana Statistics: 24 GS, 136 IP, 3.84 ERA, 135 H, 35 BB/127 K, .254 BAA While the Mets already have one of the best rotations in baseball, they still have a few solid arms that project to be capable of pitching in a Major...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Laura (Mookie4Ever) Surviving as a lifelong Mets fan requires you to wall off your heart a little. You have to be cautious for your own sanity, because they will break your heart 14 out of 15 years. You naturally try not to get your hopes too high, so you can avoid the devastating lows that inevitably have come with this team. Woulda, coulda, shoulda…. will drive you crazy, so...
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Pop the champagne bottles and prepare the libations as the Mets gear up for their 2016 season! Okay maybe this is a slight overreaction, but we do have ample reason to be excited and hopeful this year. Between the rotation back at full force, David Wright’s recovery, Yoenis Cespedes’ return, Wilmer Flores’ new role, and a brand new double play combo, these are some of the...
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A routine error by Yoenis Cespedes, the highest paid center fielder in baseball according to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, will gloss over the bigger fielding mistake from the Mets Opening Day 4-3 loss. Cespedes striking out to end the game will make the highlight reel, a real-enough action to easily create a distraction to the true anchor that could weigh down the prospects for this...
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Watching the Mets lose the 2015 World Series was tough. There were a lot of what-if moments. The Mets lost three ninth inning leads. There was a lot to get you down. However, there was one at-bat from that entire series that made me smile. The funny thing was the at-bat had no bearing on the outcome of any of the World Series games. It was the penultimate at bat of the World Series. Michael...
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