As most of you know, Jeurys Familia took over the closer’s role this season after Jenrry Mejia was suspended for using performance enhancing drugs shortly after Opening Day last April. The suspension shocked everyone and nobody knew how Familia would fare in his new pressure-packed role. But Familia eased all our concerns and embraced his new role, becoming one of the most dominant...
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It wasn’t until the second week of the 2015 season that the New York Mets made their home debut. The team was 3-3, and 2014 Rookie of the Year Jacob deGrom was looking to solidify his name and prove to the baseball world that his rookie season was no fluke. 43,947 people were in attendance, myself included, on a pleasant Monday afternoon as the Mets outlasted the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0. The...
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With Terry Collins signing a two year contract extension to stay in New York, the Mets’ manager says he’s ready to move on from the 2015 season. Collins’ fateful decision to leave Matt Harvey in the 9th inning of Game 5 has been the subject of intense scrutiny and is one that he immediately regretted. “I already had all my second thoughts that night,” Collins told The Post on...
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Sandy Alderson met with Terry Collins today and the two sides have agreed on a two-year contract extension, reports Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News. Two team sources confirmed the deal to the News. The deal includes a raise and is expected to be announced Wednesday in a press conference with Collins and GM Sandy Alderson at Citi Field. Collins has managed the Mets for five seasons, and...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Eric Heller I am a Mets fan, in the full sense of the word: I am a fanatic. I like to rail against fanaticism in the real world, but I give myself a pass for baseball. It’s ridiculous, basically. It’s a game and it doesn’t matter. So why does a killer ending to a Mets season cut a fan off at the emotional knees? Because we’re fanatics, that’s why. I’ve been a Mets fan since I...
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The Mets will face off against two new managers in the NL East next year, both with plenty of experience. Today the Nationals announced the signing of Dusty Baker as manager of the club. Meanwhile, the Marlins yesterday announced they have hired Don Mattingly to manage, giving him a four-year contract. The Nationals were initially reported to have hired Bud Black, but contract negotiations fell...
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