Curtis Granderson, 2.9 fWAR The jewel of the Mets 2013-2014 offseason was one Mr. Curtis Granderson. This one is difficult to project as Granderson changed his whole game after being acquired by the Yankees. The short porch in right field turned him into an all or nothing pull hitter, not unlike the approach of Ike Davis. I think Curtis will need to refine his swing a bit and use his speed which...
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March 21 Joel Sherman of the NY Post reports that the Mets are beginning to warm up to the idea of playing Wilmer Flores at shortstop. While the premise of Flores at shortstop was unanimously disregarded when Spring Training began, the idea is becoming more appealing to some Mets brass. Sherman says that now there is a split among Mets executives about whether Flores can handle the position....
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The Mets traveled to Fort Myers today to face the Minnesota Twins at Hammond Stadium with Dillon Gee starting the game and facing Twins Pitcher Ricky Nolasco. The Mets came out on top 9-1 and finally improve their Grapefruit League record over .500, at 11-10. The Mets opened the game fired up with their bats, lacing balls all over the field, and putting up a quick seven runs on the board in the...
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I don’t know about you, but this offseason has dragged on for as long as any I can ever remember since writing my first post about the Mets almost ten years ago to the day. As one who has chronicled this offseason word by word and sentence by sentence from it’s infancy in early October until it’s impending close which officially comes in ten days, I can’t help but feel as...
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We had so much fun with giving away autographed vintage Mets photos from our friends at 5 Towns Mini Golf & Batting in Lawrence, NY – we’ve decided do another giveaway! They’re open for the season, so get your swing on! Who wants Mets tickets? We’re giving away two pairs! You can win them and be in attendance to see David Wright and Company take on the Cincinnati...
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The New York Mets are in Fort Myers today to take on the Minnesota Twins at 1:05 PM. Dillon Gee will oppose Ricky Nolasco. Unfortunately, the game will not be broadcast on TV or radio. But MMO is on site and I asked Dave to jump into our game thread and share any insights, quotes, images, etc. Here are today’s lineups: Mets Juan Lagares, cf Ruben Tejada, ss Lucas Duda, 1b Ike Davis, dh...
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