Good Morning Mets Fans!!

Yesterday was a day that’ll be talked about for a long time. The Dodgers Holted the Red Sox’s winning ways (Very much pun intended). After 18 innings, 561 pitches, and two game-changing errors that led to runs, Max Muncy sent the fans home happy with his 18th inning walk-off blast. The Red Sox now led the Dodgers 2-1.

 

Latest Mets News 

Brodie Van Wagenen has emerged as the clear favorite in the Mets GM search. Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports had it first.

Scott Boras ponders how it is possible for an agent to be involved in a front office without having any bias.

Dominic Smith was dropped by his winter league team after slashing .133/.187/.166 through 30 at-bats. 

Yoenis Cespedes underwent his second heel surgery yesterday. It’s all but certain he winds up missing at least the first half of the 2019 campaign.

A Former Mets Watch in The Venezuelan Winter League as Endy Chavez robbed a home run, not unlike his infamous 2006 NLCS Game 7 catch.

Joel Sherman of The New York Post is worried that the Mets could make the same mistake as the ’95 Yankees.

Latest News in the MLB

Jeré Longman of the New York Times wrote about where broken baseball bats end up. 

Andrew Marchand of the New York Post ranted about Mike Francesa and his new subscription-only app

The Angels claimed Kevan Smith off waivers from the White Sox. 

The A’s are likely to extend manager Bob Melvin, executive VP of baseball operations Billy Beane, and GM David Forst, per Julian McWilliams of The Athletic.

Latest News in the NL East 

The Good Phight explores how the Phillies can improve their offense this winter.

Latest on MMO

Mathew Brownstein previewed Patrick Corbin’s free agency. 

Seth Carlin supported Chaim Bloom to take the open GM position. 

Marshall Field wonders if Dodgers could still pull off a World Series victory.

On this Date in Mets History

1986: High off their Game Six walk-off victory, the Mets took Game Seven from the Red Sox, 8-5, and thus winning their second-ever World Series.

Birthdays: Pedro Beato (33), Jonathon Niese (33), Ruben Tejada (30), Gil Flores (67), Pumpsie Green (86)

Let’s Go Mets!