MMO’s partnership with Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) carries on as the 16-team Mets Madness bracket is winding down. After the 1988 Mets downed the 2006 Mets in the first semifinal to advance to the title game, the 2022 Mets followed suit and defeated the 1998 Mets to join 1988 in the championship. The 2022 Mets, who have now defeated 1999 Mets, 1986 Mets, and most recently, the aforementioned...
MMO’s partnership with Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) continues as our 16-team Mets Madness bracket is now down to the final four. The first matchup is between the 1998 Mets and the (shocking) 2022 Mets. (Check out that preview here.) Here, we’ll preview the other semifinal matchup: the 1988 Mets (led by Dilip Sridhar) versus the 2006 Mets (led by myself). If you have not taken advantage...
MMO’s partnership with Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) continues as our 16-team Mets Madness bracket is now down to the final four. In one of the semifinal matchups, MMO and OOTP pit the 2022 Mets team against the 1998 Mets team. James Villani, MMO editor and writer, will continue at the helm of the 2022 team. Meanwhile, MMO editor, Mojo Hill, continues controlling the 1998 team. If you have not...
MMO’s partnership with Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) continues as our 16-team Mets Madness bracket is now down to just eight teams. After upsetting the 2000 team in round one, the 2019 team looks to keep their hot streak alive and taken down the 2006 Mets. While each team had their highs and lows, the 2019 team’s pitching staff dominated, while the 2006 team’s hitters reigned...
MMO’s partnership with Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) continues as our 16-team Mets Madness bracket is now down to only eight teams. In the second round of the OOTP Mets Madness tournament, the 1998 Mets — after taking down the 2015 squad — will be facing the ’73 team. If the past holds up, this should be another series dominated by pitching. Tim Shanahan has control of 1973, while Mojo...
MMO’s partnership with Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) continues as our 16-team Mets Madness bracket is now down to only eight teams. Next up, in Round 2 of the tournament, MMO and OOTP pit the 2022 Mets team against the 1986 Mets team. James Villani, MMO editor and writer, will continue at the helm of the 2022 team. Meanwhile, MMO editor and writer, Chris Bello, continues controlling the 1986...
In one of the most shocking series of the first round of the Mets Madness tournament, the 2019 Mets showed what could have been as they defeated the 2000 Mets in seven games. The 2019 team, managed by MMO editor Allison Waxman, came through with the bat in the big moments, and their pitchers dominated. Led by two-time Cy Young Award winner Jacob deGrom, the 2019 starting rotation gave up nine...
The 1998 Mets, who fell just short of the playoffs in real life, faced the 2015 NL pennant winners in the first round of Mets Madness. MMO editor Mojo Hill and giveaway winner Sammy Cohen managed the two squads, respectively. The series started with a couple of pitching duels, but the 2015 team’s offense exploded in Games 3 and 4, giving them a commanding 3-1 lead. That same offense, which...
For this round of Mets Madness, the 2015 pennant winners will be hosting the 1998 team. It’ll be a team that fell just short of the ultimate goal against a team that fell just short of making the playoffs. Mojo Hill will be controlling the ’98 squad, while our giveaway winner, Sammy Cohen, will get the honor of manning the ’15 team — the most recent Mets group to make it to the...
MMO’s partnership with Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) continues as our 16-team Mets Madness bracket is underway. Next up on the docket, MMO and OOTP pit the 2000 National League championship Mets against the 2019 Mets. MMO and Mets Minors writer Matt Mancuso controls the 2000 team, while MMO editor and writer Allison Waxman will manage the 2019 Mets. Each round will be a best-of-seven. We...
