Tag: Carlos Delgado

Mets Madness Recap: ’06 Mets Best ’19 Mets in Thrilling Seven Games

After their upset of the 2000 Mets, the 2019 Mets took on the 2006 Mets—perhaps the best Mets team this century—in the latest Mets Madness series. The ’19 team, managed by Allison Waxman, looked on their way to another shocking series win, but David Wright and the ’06 Mets, managed by myself, turned their real-life Game 7 woes around. The ’06 Mets ultimately took the series in...

Mets Madness Series Recap: 2006 Mets Dominate 1985 Mets

The 2006 Mets are the team since 1986 squad that fans really thought had a chance to win it all. But while their real-life season ended in misery, their run to the Mets Madness championship got started with a bang. The core of the 2006 team–managed impeccably by myself–overpowered the 1985 rotation, which in real life was a year away from bringing the championship to Queens. Some...

18 Years Ago Today: Mets Acquire Carlos Delgado

After the 2004 season, the Mets made an effort to sign Carlos Delgado as a free agent. They were unable to land the first baseman, who signed with the Marlins for four years. On November 24th, 2005, the Mets obtained Delgado in a trade. Following the 2005 season, the Marlins went through one of their trading phases, this time shedding veterans Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell, and Delgado. The Mets...

Mets Madness Series Preview: 1985 Mets vs. 2006 Mets

As we announced on Wednesday, MMO partnered with Out of the Park Baseball to bring you a 16-team Mets Madness competition that will be simulated over the next few months. The managers of the teams are comprised of MMO writers and editors, one MMO commenter (Mike Lloyd), and we conducted a giveaway for the final manager spot (the 2015 team). Each round will be best-of-seven. We will post only a...

OTD 2006: Delgado’s 400th, Beltrán’s Walk-off Homer Beats Cards

The St. Louis Cardinals might’ve thought they were safely ahead with a 7–1 lead in the fifth and a 7–6 lead in the ninth. In both cases, they were wrong. Carlos Beltrán’s two-run walk-off home run confirmed that the Mets were the National League’s best team during the regular season. Those dramatics were preceded by a personal milestone for Carlos Delgado, who made the most of his...

Mets by the Numbers: Lindor Keeps Shining

In this weekly feature for MMO, I’m going to look back at the previous week’s games and share some interesting data and information that I’ve collected through various websites such as Baseball-Reference, FanGraphs, and Baseball Savant. It’ll be a mixture of facts, stats, and analytics. Let’s get into the seven days between July 31 and August 6. Sunday, July 31, 2022 Mets vs. Marlins The Mets...

OTD 2008: Delgado’s Nine-RBI Day at Yankee Stadium

Carlos Delgado didn’t have an answer for his critics on a Friday afternoon in the Bronx. He had three. The veteran first baseman, who just celebrated his 36th birthday, came out of a deep slump in historic fashion—setting the Mets’ single-game record for RBIs in a 15-9 rout of the Yankees. It was the first of a cross-town, two-stadium doubleheader, but Delgado helped make Yankee...

Mets by the Numbers: Francisco Lindor Keeps Driving In Runs

In this weekly feature for MMO, I’m going to look back at the previous week’s games and share some interesting data and information that I’ve collected through various websites such as Baseball-Reference, FanGraphs, and Baseball Savant. It’ll be a mixture of facts, stats, analytics, and general analysis. Let’s get into the seven days between May 22 and May 28...

OTD 2009: David Wright Homers in Citi Field Opener

On April 13, 2009, the New York Mets played their first regular season game at Citi Field. The Mets’ new home was built in the parking lot of their former home, Shea Stadium. While Shea Stadium had its great moments, including being the venue for both of the Mets’ World Series wins and serving as the home stadium for the Mets, Yankees, Giants, and Jets in 1975, it was time for new...

MMO’s Great Eight Mets Teams: Team 8

People have been asking us all winter what we’ve been doing to pass the time during the MLB lockout. I’ll tell you what we do here at MMO — we come up with ideas that not only help us stay busy, but will help you all stay busy, too. Talking about the best teams and/or players in New York Mets history is always a good debate to have — especially during the cold winter months — but what if we...

OTD in 2006: Carlos Beltran Caps Comeback, Walks Off Cardinals

The New York Mets had several thrilling wins in 2006 as they marched to a division title. On August 22, they had a spirited comeback victory at Shea Stadium over the St. Louis Cardinals, led by both Carlos Delgado and Carlos Beltran. Setting the stage, there was not much of a race for the division title when the Mets entered play on August 22. They were in first place and held a 13.5-game lead....

OTD in 2008: Carlos Delgado Drives In Nine As Mets Beat Yankees

  On June 27, 2008, the Mets and Yankees played a split-stadium doubleheader, necessitated by a rainout earlier in the season (May 16) in the Bronx. Game one was the makeup of the rainout, and took place at Yankee Stadium. In that game, Mets’ first baseman Carlos Delgado had a day for the history books. Delgado set the Mets’ team record for RBIs in a game with nine, in support...

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