Tag: Matt Musico

Morning Briefing: Happy Days Ahead For Mets

Good Morning, Mets fans! Yesterday was an off-day for the Mets, but it was certainly not an uneventful day as the Steve Cohen deal to purchase the team was made official. The news expectedly caused quite the positive uproar on Mets Twitter and amongst Mets fans everywhere. Rick Porcello will take the mound for the Mets tonight as they open a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies at...

Morning Briefing: Mets Season Suddenly On Pause

Good Morning, Mets fans! As you probably know by now, two Mets (a position player and a staff member) tested positive for COVID-19, so there is no Mets baseball for at least a few more days. The Mets series opener against the Yankees slated for tonight has been postponed. The status for the games on Saturday and Sunday are unknown at this point. Latest Mets News The Mets have two positive...

Morning Briefing: MLB Announces Slew Of Makeup Games

Good Morning, Mets fans! After a day off yesterday, the Mets begin a three-game series back at Citi Field against the red-hot Marlins tonight, who recently returned to action. Michael Wacha (1-1, 6.00 ERA) gets the ball tonight as the 5-8 Mets look to get on a roll. Latest Mets News The team demoted catcher Ali Sanchez as rosters shrunk to 28 today. Latest MLB News MLB announced make-up games...

Morning Briefing: Mets Back In The Loss Column

Good Morning, Mets fans! The Mets’ one-game winning streak was short-lived, as they fell in the first game of a two-game set to the Nationals last night, 5-3. Rick Porcello takes the mound tonight against Nats ace Max Scherzer. Latest Mets News Newest Met Billy Hamilton’s flight from New York was delayed due to the weather, so he took a car service instead, per Jacob Resnick of MMO....

Morning Briefing: Mets Lineup Ranked Sixth Best By MLB

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The Mets announced that they’ve added seven players to their 60-man player pool: right-handers Matt Blackham, Jordan Humphreys, and Franklyn Kilome; left-handers Stephen Gonsalves and Thomas Szapucki; infielder Jake Hager; and catcher David Rodriguez. Metsmerized’s own, Michael Mayer first reported that Blackham, Humphreys, and Gonsalves would be...

Morning Briefing: Cohen Willing to Bid Big for Mets and SNY

Good Morning, Mets fans! Thursday started the bidding for the Mets and the news was potentially exciting for fans. Charles Gasparino of Fox Business reports that Steve Cohen is willing to pay $2 billion for the Mets and another $2 billion for SNY. Our own Christopher Soto (resident accountant) clarifies that means Cohen is actually willing to pay $1.6 billion for 80% of the Mets and $1.3 billion...

Morning Briefing: Negotiations Fall Backwards

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The Mets’ stadium owner credit crashed, in the “junk” territory according to Moody’s. The Mets signed UDFA Kody Davidson from Tennessee, a right handed reliever, according to his personal Twitter page. FanGraphs looks back on the wild wide that was the peak of R.A. Dickey. Latest MLB News C. Trent Rosecrans wrote about the return...

Morning Briefing: MLB Players And Staff Tested Positive For COVID-19

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News According to Joe Pantorno of AM New York, a shortened (or even no) 2020 MLB season will hurt the Mets “more than most.” The Mets have made their first undrafted free agent signing with Brandon McIlwain, an outfielder out of the University of California, Berkeley. The Mets also agreed to a deal with their third round pick Anthony Walters. Tim...

Morning Briefing: Lenny Dykstra’s Lawsuit Against Ron Darling Dismissed

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News The Mets have issued their first public statements regarding the ongoing nationwide protests, via their social media accounts. According to Craig Calcaterra of NBC Sports, a judge has dismissed Lenny Dykstra’s lawsuit against Ron Darling. Jay Jaffe of Fangraphs wrote a tribute to Foley’s NY Pub and Restaurant, which is a beloved Irish...

Morning Briefing: Mets Could Have Signed Alex Rodriguez

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Mike Puma of The New York Post explores the idea of what could have happened if the Mets signed Alex Rodriguez. Latest MLB News According to Jason Coskrey of The Japan Times, NPB set June 19 as opening day for the return of baseball in June. Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported that KBO issued a one-year suspension to Jung Ho Kang...

Morning Briefing: MLB Assessing 2020 Financial Losses

Good Morning, Mets fans! Latest Mets News Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports wrote an inspiring story about how Mets assistant pitching coach Jeremy Accardo’s daughter Leighton is battling cancer. According to Marly Rivera of ESPN, Bartolo Colon hopes to pitch one more big league season and if given the choice, it would be with the Mets. Justin Toscano of The Record wrote about how New Jersey...

Morning Briefing: OTD in 2006, Mets Start Season Victorious

Good Morning, Mets fans! My weekly mantra stands: stay healthy, happy, and home! Here’s what you need to know: Latest Mets News Wayne Randazzo of WCBS caught up with Mets skipper Luis Rojas to see what he’s been up to as baseball remains on the shelf. The Mets’ first-round draft pick, Brett Baty, sat down with fellow prospects Quinn Brodey and Tony Dibrell to talk pro ball....

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