(Photo by Michael Baron, Just Mets) I’m pleased to welcome B-Mets beat reporter Lynn Worthy to the MMO community. Lynn, who does a terrific job covering the Binghamton Mets for the Press & Sun Bulletin, was kind enough to answer a few questions for me. Enjoy… MMO: You could probably predict what my first question is going to be. Promoting Michael Conforto to the majors is all the...
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Sandy Alderson had a lot to say on Thursday before the Mets were defeated by the Dodgers 3-0 at Citi Field. It was the MLB-leading 11th shutout loss of the season for the Mets. Terry Collins on the other hand, was a man of few words. You kind of had a sense it was going to be a rough night for the Mets as soon as they posted their lineup which had John Mayberry (.165 Avg.) batting cleanup and...
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Andy Martino of the Daily News reports that while Sandy Alderson still views Ben Zobrist as a top target, the truth is that both teams are at a stalemate. And with Oakland now in obvious full sell-mode, the buzz around baseball is that Zobrist will likely be dealt by this weekend. According to people familiar with the negotiations between the Mets and A’s, the reason Beane walked away from...
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The Mets (49-47) were defeated by the Los Angeles Dodgers (55-42) by a score of 3-0 tonight at Citi Field. Well, the Mets offense did absolutely nothing against tonight. But what else would you expect when you have John Mayberry, who is batting a robust .170/.235/.330, hitting cleanup against arguably the best pitcher in baseball, Clayton Kershaw? Speaking of the stud lefty, he took full...
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Aramis Ramirez is not coming to the New York Mets. Ramirez, 37, has been dealt from the Brewers to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Pittsburgh’s 30th-ranked prospect — right-handed pitcher Yhonathan Barrios — and salary relief. The Pirates will reportedly absorb $3 million of the $5.74 million left on Ramirez’s contract this season. In 81 games with the Brewers this...
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Speaking with reporters at Citi Field on Thursday, Sandy Alderson said he has room in his budget to acquire an impact player and that he is scouring the market for an outfielder. “We have the ability to take on money,” he said, “even though none of you will believe me.” Well Sandy, the reason we don’t believe you is because you speak for a couple of crooked and...
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