The New York Mets (0-0) begin their 2016 Grapefruit League season on Thursday afternoon against the Washington Nationals (1-0) in Viera, FL at 1:05 PM ET. It’s the first of six spring matchups with the Nats and the first of three at Space Coast Stadium in Viera. The game will not air SNY, but can be heard on WOR 710 AM. RHP Rafael Montero gets the start for the Mets and will oppose RHP Max...
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Long Island native, Steven Matz looks to get his first full major league season under his belt this coming year. In his brief appearance last season, we saw glimpses of how great of a pitcher he can truly be. Marc Carig of Newsday spoke with Frank Viola and discussed the possibilities for Matz, and what the coming season may hold for him. The prediction is quite strong, as Viola believes the...
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The Mets selected Desmond Lindsay with their first draft choice (2nd round) of the 2015 draft from the Out-of-Door Academy in Sarasota Florida. The 19-year old right-handed hitter played first and third base in High School but the Mets had every intention of putting him in the outfield when they drafted him. Desmond ranked as high as #71 (Keith Law) on pre-draft prospect boards and was #102...
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Right fielder Curtis Granderson was officially diagnosed with pinkeye on Tuesday, Mets officials confirmed. As a precaution, the team sent him home on Monday, as pinkeye is extremely contagious. While the hope is no one else on the team contracts pinkeye, I bet Granderson is hoping that his 2015 season will be very contagious heading into the start of the 2016 season. Granderson enjoyed his best...
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I grew up before the 24-hour news cycle started, when social media constituted of passing around the headphones of a Walkman as you ‘streamed’ music on the radio. Maybe if one was lucky, they could ‘share’ their cassette recording of said song so everyone could hear it. It was a suburb of northern New Jersey, not far from the George Washington Bridge but to a teenager it...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Matthew Sitler It was the 17th of December, 2012, when the New York Mets and the Toronto Blue Jays made their blockbuster deal official. The deal involved the reigning National League Cy Young winner and two of MLB’s top 30 prospects. The Mets sent the Jays knuckle-baller R.A. Dickey and two catchers that were comfortable with his signature pitch: Josh Thole and Mike...
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