And if you needed further validation as to the great weekend the Mets had, here it is. Major League Baseball has announced that Mets 1B Lucas Duda and RHP Noah Syndergaard have been named Co-NL Players of the Week for July 27th-August 2nd. Jacob deGrom was the only Met to win the award this season, doing so the week of June 8. Neither Duda or Syndergaard have been named Player of the Week...
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The Mets defeated the Nationals by a score of 5-2 in a thrilling game tonight at Citi Field. New York completed the sweep of their division rivals and now move into a first place tie in the NL East. Offense: Down 1-0 in the third inning, the Mets offense exploded for five runs against Jordan Zimmermann. Curtis Granderson and Daniel Murphy blasted back to back home runs, then Lucas Duda crushed a...
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The New York Mets have announced that outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis has been placed on the disabled list with a pinched nerve. Michael Conforto, who the Mets kept from leaving for Las Vegas just in case, will be officially reactivated and remain with the team. August 1 No surprise here, but the New York Mets announced that they have optioned outfielder Michael Conforto to Triple-A Las Vegas to...
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The New York Mets could move into a virtual first-place tie with the Washington Nationals in the NL East with a win tonight at Citi Field. Rookie of the Year candidate Noah Syndergaard (5-5, 2.70) goes to the mound for the Mets and opposes right-hander Jordan Zimmermann (8-6, 3.36) for the Nationals. Tune in at 8:00 PM on ESPN to watch all the action. The Mets had been 9-33 against the Nationals...
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What a week! It all starts with the acquisitions of Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson, and two much needed wins against the Los Angeles Dodgers (and let’s not forget the MLB debut of one Michael Conforto). The acquisition of Tyler Clippard starts drawing comparisons to the Kansas City Royals shutdown pen, which lasts not even 24 hours. But then all hell breaks loose. Over the course of the next 48...
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Here is an MMO Flashback originally published in October of 2014 by one of our readers Matt Stephens. It’s appropriately about Yoenis Cespedes and why he’d be a perfect addition for the Mets. Remember, all references are to last year’s version of the Mets. I also linked back to the original article so you could read the comments like. “This guy blows, who needs...
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