Tag: career

Mark Vientos Heating Up, Cracks First Career Home Run

There was not a lot to be happy about regarding the New York Mets on Saturday evening. New York loss 10-4 in Oakland against the lowly Athletics as their ace, and arguably the best pitcher in baseball (Jacob deGrom), made his worst start since 2019. Furthermore, to make matters worse, the Atlanta Braves defeated the Phillies. So, the Mets’ division lead trimmed back down to just 1.5 games....

More Reflections On The Career of John Stearns

On September 15, the Mets organization lost one of the toughest, most hard-nosed players it had ever seen, catcher John Stearns. As Joe D. wrote on MMO, for fans for of a certain age, a part of our childhood passed away that day as well. As Joe pointed out, after the trade of Tom Seaver on June 15, 1977, Mets fans did not have much to hold. To make matters worse, the Yankees were beginning a run...