According to Mike Puma of the New York Post, Josh Lewin will be back alongside broadcast partner Howie Rose to call Mets games on WOR radio for the 2015 season. Howie and Josh have proven to be a dynamic and entertaining broadcast team for Mets radio, and most Mets fans should be pleased with tonight’s news. The two have been doing play-by-play together In related news, Seth Everett, who...
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John Harper of The Daily News discussed a potential trade parallel between the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves. The idea is to trade Mets RHP prospect Noah Syndergaard for a return of Atlanta Braves outfielder Justin Upton. Neither team has publicly entertained the deal, but it has traction. It certainly makes more sense than signing an underwhelming free agent simply because the spending...
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David Schoenfield of ESPN speculates that with Michael Cuddyer expected to accept his $15.3 million qualifying offer, the Colorado Rockies now find themselves with a glut in the outfield. So by giving Cuddyer that offer, the Rockies are betting on his return and given that Justin Morneau is still under contract, Cuddyer will play in right field the majority of the time. “The Rockies also...
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My family was kind of a Mets microcosm when I was growing up. My father and I were the die-hards with my sister offering casual support, while my mother was the long suffering enabler … Sister and Mom tolerated our tendency to hog the TV when a game was televised, but when the games ended my sister and I would battle it out over Three’s Company vs. The 6 Million Dollar Man. It got pretty...
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What could make the Tampa Bay Rays interesting to watch this offseason is their habit of trading players during their arbitration years. Tampa Bay operates under tight payroll restraints, which was limited to $76 million last year and won’t get much higher. Just think of David Price and James Shields, and former general manager Andrew Friedman and manager Joe Maddon. The Rays have a handful of...
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JUAN LAGARES IS GOLDEN!!! Put it in the books… Major League Baseball and Rawlings announced tonight that Mets centerfielder Juan Lagares earned his first career Rawlings Gold Glove. Lagares finished second among major league outfielders with 28 defensive runs saved, despite playing 372.0 fewer innings than leader Jason Heyward, who had 32. He had six assists, with three getting a runner at...
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