Tag: chris young

Mets Interview Chris Young for GM Position, Bobby Heck Ruled Out

One candidate was crossed off the list and another, more outside the box choice was added to the New York Mets’ search to fill their vacant general manager position on Wednesday morning. Per SNY, Tampa Bay Rays special assistant Bobby Heck “is not a candidate for a front-office position with the Mets”, quelling previous rumors linking the two. In an unexpected twist, the Mets...

MMO Exclusive: Former Mets Pitcher, Jeremy Hefner

Jeremy Hefner is busy at work. The former Mets pitcher is poring through mounds of data, dissecting numbers and preparing pitching and game plans to help the Minnesota Twins gain any advantage they can. No, he’s not on the 25-man roster, nor the 40-man roster, as he retired from the game of baseball via a Facebook post in January 2017. The 32-year-old Oklahoma native is now onto his second...

Featured Post: 5 Reasons for Mets Optimism in 2015

An MMO Fan Shot by Marc M. (Not4) On the heels of a 79 win season, the big question on everyone’s mind is whether the Mets, as constructed, can win enough to compete for a playoff spot. I agree with many on this site that David Wright’s health could be a huge determining factor on the ultimate success or failure of this team. It is tantalizing to imagine his returning to some facsimile of his...

Mets Are Well Positioned To Dominate In Their Division

It’s so easy to look at the Mets’ offseason so far and shrug your shoulders when asked if they did enough to snap their streak of six consecutive losing seasons – the longest active losing streak in baseball. The ultra-optimistic Met fan will point to rebound seasons by David Wright and Curtis Granderson as reasons for a return to relevancy in 2015. Others say that getting Matt...

Which MLB Players Do Current Mets Compare To?

If you were to go to Baseball-Reference to look up particular player, you can always see who the top ten players that have a similar statistical profile either overall and also through their current age. I thought it would be fun to see which MLB players throughout history, some of our current Mets compared to through similar aged seasons. There’s nothing scientific about this whatsoever...

A Look Back At 2014’s Boldest Mets Predictions

I love looking back after a season at what people were saying during spring training. Sure Sandy Alderson said that the team could win 90 games but we all knew that wasn’t a realistic goal. Instead, guys like Adam Rubin, Joe Lemire and the fine folks over at Bleacher Report all made predictions for the season. Let’s see how they did. ESPN’s Adam Rubin speculated about whether...

Yankees Sign Chris Young To Minor League Deal

Just when we all thought that Chris Young’s career was done in New York… This afternoon, the Yankees signed outfielder Chris Young to a minor league contract according to Jon Heyman of CBS. Young was released by the Mets on August 15th after hitting just .205. He will report to AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Di-JEST: Desperate Mets Try New Promo Tactic

When your ballclub is cruising toward another mid-70s win season and seeing its attendance in continued decline you try everything you can think of to get fans out to the park. The Mets have tried promotions like fireworks nights, concerts by name entertainers, and have given bobblehead dolls out of everyone from Ed Kranepool to Joe Biden. Nothing is working and those fireworks are pricey.  So...

MMO Game Thread: Mets @ Phillies, 7:05 PM (Or Is That 7:35?)

The Mets look to win their series against the Phillies tonight with Dillon Gee (4-4, 3.73) taking on Cole Hamels (6-6, 2.42) at 7:05 PM. In his last start, Gee received a no-decision in a 4-3 defeat to the San Francisco Giants on August 4 at Citi Field. He pitched 5.2 innings, allowing two runs and five hits while striking out six. After last night’s game, the Mets designated outfielder Chris...

Mets Release Chris Young, Recall Matt den Dekker

The Mets have designated outfielder Chris Young for assignment and Matt den Dekker has been recalled and will be activated in time for tonight’s game in Philadelphia.  Young, who was batted .205 with 28 RBIs in 254 at-bats, was informed by Sandy Alderson after the Mets’ 5-4 victory on Friday night.  “It caught me a little bit off-guard,” Young said. “I wasn’t...

Collins Will Start Giving More Playing Time To Younger Players

This is getting creepy now… I feel like I’m being stalked… 🙂 Terry Collins spoke to Sandy Alderson this afternoon and effective immediately, the Mets manager will be playing the younger players more. A lot more… Collins told reporters that Kirk Nieuwenhuis and Wilmer Flores specifically, will begin seeing more playing time and each of them are in tonight’s starting...

MMO Game Recap: Brewers 5, Mets 2

The Mets (49-55) lost to the Brewers (59-46) by a score of 5-2 on Saturday night at Miller Park. Jon Niese got the start for the Mets and was pretty good, but not great. Niese allowed 3 runs in 5 innings on 5 hits, 2 walks, and a wild pitch, striking out 4 and throwing 89 pitches. The Mets scored first in the top of the third when Curtis Granderson doubled and, after a walk from David Wright,...

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