After Saturday’s 10-2 win, the Mets re-assigned reliever Scott Rice to minor league camp. The move now leaves just Dario Alvarez and Sean Gilmartin as the only lefthanded relievers in big league camp. Adam Rubin wrote in his briefing this morning that the Mets’ left-handed relief answer may very well come from outside the organization in the next week. Additionally, Joel Sherman of the NY...
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One thing that you can always count on is the New York Mets. It does not matter what happens in life, a death in the family, a break-up with someone you have dated for years or a fight with your parents. Those lovable losers will still play a game most nights from March through September, and hopefully well into October. The Mets are headed into their 7th season playing at Citi Field and yet it...
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Jon Heyman of CBS Sports takes issue with the premise that general manager Sandy Alderson has revived the Mets as the new authorized biography Baseball Maverick claims. He is very critical of the overall positive and “saintly” portrayal of Alderson by former A’s beat writer Steve Kettmann who say’s Sandy’s one flaw is that he’s too competitive. “Maybe...
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The Mets (15-11) crushed the Nationals (9-12) on Saturday afternoon, winning 10-2 at Tradition Field. Jacob deGrom pitched for the Mets and was terrific, allowing just 1 run on 4 hits in 7 innings, striking out 4 and walking 2. The Mets got a runner on in the bottom of the first against Stephen Strasburg when Curtis Granderson walked, but David Wright hit into a double-play to end the inning. In...
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With the season opener drawing ever so closer, MMO is buzzing with excitement, optimism, scorn and dozens of other emotions. As much as I am looking forward to the upcoming campaign, I do have a few concerns with the makeup of our lineup. Below are three roster issues that I believe could come back to hurt the Mets this season. 1. Lack Of A Baserunning Threat There are a lot of positive signs...
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The New York Mets will host the Washington Nationals at 1:10 PM at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie. RHP Jacob deGrom will start for Mets and will oppose RHP Stephen Strasburg for the Nationals. Team Notes: The Mets have optioned OF Alex Castellanos and RHP Chasen Bradford to minor league camp, bringing the total number of players still in big-league camp to 37. Reporter Jon Santucci says Vic...
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