I wanted to take a few minutes to thank all of you for helping us to maintain such a vibrant and interactive community on MMO. Since day one, our goal has always been to create a Fan Site that truly represented a broad section of the fan base where all opinions had value. A site where a diversity of expression was encouraged and provided a forum that was inviting to young and old, male and...
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Johnny Monell, who the Mets designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster for Bartolo Colon, has cleared waivers. Monell, 29, was outrighted to Triple-A Las Vegas but can opt for free agency and refuse the assignment. According to Kristie Ackert of the Daily News, he will make a decision after Christmas. The lefty-swinging catcher slashed .167/.231/.208 with four RBI in 27 games...
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The possibility of a Daniel Murphy-Mets reunion was apparently once possibly, at least in the mind of Daniel Murphy. As Mike Puma wrote in today’s New York Post, Murphy held out hope that he and the Mets could reach a multi-year deal until the Neil Walker trade went down. According to Puma, Murphy was not aggressively pursuing other options until the Walker trade, despite being told by...
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According to Jon Morosi of Fox Sports, the Brewers have acquired Mets outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis off the waiver wire. Nieuwenhuis, 28, has been with the Mets almost his entire career (the exception being a brief stint with the Angels this season), including the last four years on the major league club. In 693 plate appearances, he has slashed .232/.306/.389 with 40 doubles, three triples, 20...
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As promised I wanted to weigh in on the latest concocted controversy stemming from the Mets signing a left-handed outfielder to platoon with Juan Lagares on Monday- which by the way was the team’s stated goal from the moment the hot stove season started. I know this because I’ve expended well over 50,000 words on this very topic over the last two months. That’s why I...
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It’s been a while since the Mets blogosphere erupted with the kind of vitriol I saw after we learned the team had signed Alejandro De Aza to be their left-handed hitting outfielder to pair with Juan Lagares in center field. But this time even the media dipped their toes into the maelstrom. Here’s some of what they had to say: Joel Sherman, New York Post The Mets are the team that...
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