Good morning, Mets fans! Mets veteran outfielder Starling Marte is looking to play in the Dominican Winter League, but there are some hoops to jump through prior to doing so. Marte, who missed most of the last two months of the 2023 season due to a groin injury, needs to get the Mets’ clearance to play in the winter league. Mike Mayer of Metsmerized Online reported that Marte was at...
MMO’s partnership with Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP) continues as our 16-team Mets Madness bracket is well underway. Next up, MMO and OOTP pit the 2022 Mets team against the 1999 Mets team. Jack Ramsey, MMO and Mets Minors writer, is set to control the 1999 team, while James Villani, MMO editor and writer, will control the 2022 team. Each round will be best-of-seven. We will be posting...
We’re talking football here on MMO today (don’t worry, baseball is still our #1, but it’s the Super Bowl!). Super Bowl LVII is happening this weekend, Sunday February 12. The Kansas City Chiefs will be taking on the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The Chiefs have won twice in 1970 and most recently in 2020. The Eagles have one championship under...
During his years as manager—first with the Texas Rangers and then with the Mets—Bobby Valentine gained a well-earned reputation for finding his way into the spotlight. Many referred to him as “Top Step” Bobby. In a game against the Toronto Blue Jays, he affirmed that reputation and sort of dispelled it altogether. It’s hard to be a Mets fan and not be familiar with the sight of...
The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t want to see New York again so soon. After snow on April 9 forced a postponement, the scheduled makeup game was considered far too quick a turnaround for the visitors. “I didn’t like this [the rescheduled date],” lamented Dodgers manager Davey Johnson to the Los Angeles Times, displeased with the second Big Apple visit in three weeks. But if the Dodgers...
