The saga continues regarding Billy Eppler’s investigation by Major League Baseball. Michael Schmidt and Ken Belson of the New York Times recently co-wrote that an anonymous source wrote a letter to the commissioner’s office stating Eppler had put at least one player on the injured list despite the player being healthy. Eppler recently resigned as the Mets’ GM in shocking...
Fan Shot by Carlton Chin At long last, the 2020 Major League Baseball (MLB) season is set to start. While the world has very serious issues to worry about, including the Covid-19 pandemic and related economic woes, the 2020 baseball season will bring a welcome respite to many sports fans. Current plans call for a 60-game regular season, before playoffs start at the end of September. With the...
On April 15, 1997, I was a baseball-obsessed 13-year-old kid. Luckily for my brother and I, our father’s employer had box seats at Shea Stadium and we were able to attend a ton of Mets games throughout our formative years. That specific night was the inaugural celebration of Jackie Robinson Day across Major League Baseball, 50 years to the day after Robinson broke baseball’s color...
CBS New York reports that Bernie Madoff has requested to speak to a judge in order to make a “dying, personal plea” for early release from prison. Madoff, 81, is currently serving a 150-year sentence for a Ponzi scheme that saw him lose $17.5 billion given to him by investors. He has said and the Bureau of Prisons has agreed that he has less than 18 months to live due to kidney...
James Wagner, David Waldstein, and Kevin Draper of the New York Times published a history of the Wilpon family this week. In the piece, they report that the Mets have lost over $60 million in each of the past two seasons and that “they are at the limit of debt allowed by Major League rules.” That reason and a rift being chronicled between Jeff Wilpon and his family appear to be the...
JJ Cooper of Baseball America and David Waldstein of the New York Times detail proposal from Major League Baseball that would significantly change the minor league landscape including the elimination of at least 40 lower level teams. Under the current proposal, the amount of non-complex league teams in the minors would drop from 160 to around 120 teams beginning in the 2021 season. The...
The Mets have fired pitching coach Dave Eiland according to James Wagner of the New York Times. They’ve also fired bullpen coach Chuck Hernandez according to Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Eiland was hired prior to the 2018 season along with current manager Mickey Callaway. He was under contract through the 2020 season. As a staff, the Mets have a 4.70 ERA this season, which ranks 20th...
For seventeen major league seasons, David Cone continually sought information and tutelage for anything that would help give him an advantage on the mound. From seeking instruction as a 19-year-old prospect from future Hall of Fame pitcher Gaylord Perry, to pitch designing before it became en vogue in today’s game, to assimilating with the advanced metrics for his benefit on the mound and...
Good Morning New York Mets fans! The wait is just about over as the Kings of Queens will officially kick off spring training this week with pitchers and catchers reporting to camp tomorrow. Latest Mets News MMO’s Michael Mayer advises that the Mets have hired former Reds assistant hitting coach, Tony Jaramillo to be the hitting coach for the Mets’ AA affiliate, the Binghamton Rumble...
It’s not everyday that a barrier is broken. Fourteen years ago today, one was: Willie Randolph was named the 18th manager of the New York Mets, making him the first African-American manager of a MLB team in New York. Randolph had no prior experience managing a professional team on any level prior to this hire, but was a popular and well-respected figure in the New York baseball landscape....
Good Morning Mets Fans!! Yesterday was a day that’ll be talked about for a long time. The Dodgers Holted the Red Sox’s winning ways (Very much pun intended). After 18 innings, 561 pitches, and two game-changing errors that led to runs, Max Muncy sent the fans home happy with his 18th inning walk-off blast. The Red Sox now led the Dodgers 2-1. Latest Mets News Brodie Van...
After being informed he would not receive a big league promotion in 2018, Mets’ first base prospect Peter Alonso responded with a monster night for Triple-A Las Vegas on Friday. The 23-year-old went 4-for-4 at the dish, while hitting two homers and driving in four runs. On the season, he is now up to 35 homers and 117 RBI in 464 at-bats. In his last 10 games, Alonso is hitting .368, and on...
