As pitchers and catchers get going in Arizona and Florida, reporters no longer have to ink their annual rankings for teams and positions. Now they can focus on seeing if their prognostication will come true. When it comes to pitching, just about everyone: ESPN’s Buster Onley, Paul Casella of MLB.com, Grant Brisbee of SB Nation and Ted Berg of For The Win, has weighed in with the obvious – the...
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Andy Williams got it wrong, everybody knows that Spring Training is the most wonderful time of the year. To smell that freshly cut green grass and breathe that warm spring air, with the sounds of gloves popping and bats cracking… there’s nothing else like it in the world. Gone is the long, cold, dreary winter with talks of wind chills and accumulations, and in its place is the...
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It was Game 5 of the 2015 World Series the Mets were holding onto a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning with one out when Salvador Perez hit a ground ball to David Wright. The ball was cleanly fielded and Wright looked back Eric Hosmer to third before throwing to Lucas Duda for the out at first. But Hosmer then broke for the plate and Duda made an errant, off the mark throw that allowed...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Bryan S. The question on everyone’s minds is, will the Mets get back to the World Series this season? Well, there’s no doubt that they’ll be a better ball club in 2016. They’ve improved at second base, they’ll have all-star outfielder Yoenis Cespedes for a full season this time around, and their young pitching rotation now has World Series seasoning under their belts. Long...
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While his role has yet to be defined for the 2016 season, Juan Lagares has already made quite the impression on Terry Collins who was incredibly impressed with how good Lagares looked after he reported to spring training on Thursday. “Did you see him? Oh my God. Unbelievable shape,” the Mets manager told reporters. “Tremendous shape.” According to Collins, Lagares is...
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The Detroit Tigers have signed former Mets closer Bobby Parnell to a minor league contract with an invite to major league spring training. Parnell, 31, appeared in 30 games for the Mets last season, posting a 6.38 ERA in 24.0 innings. Once boasting a 100+ MPH fastball and a wicked knuckle curve, Parnell parlayed his repertoire to deliver an outstanding season in 2013. He posted a 2.11 ERA, 0.990...
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