The Dodgers may be long gone from New York City, but the remnants of the franchise remain. Not only does the primary color, but also the Jackie Robinson Rotunda at Citi Field as a tribute to Ebbet’s Field as well as the continuous memorials around the borough of Brooklyn. Two of the biggest markets in the country have been welcome attractions for many players. Here are a few. Duke Snider...
The St. Louis Cardinals might’ve thought they were safely ahead with a 7–1 lead in the fifth and a 7–6 lead in the ninth. In both cases, they were wrong. Carlos Beltrán’s two-run walk-off home run confirmed that the Mets were the National League’s best team during the regular season. Those dramatics were preceded by a personal milestone for Carlos Delgado, who made the most of his...
People have been asking us all winter what we’ve been doing to pass the time during the MLB lockout. I’ll tell you what we do here at MMO — we come up with ideas that not only help us stay busy, but will help you all stay busy, too. Talking about the best teams and/or players in New York Mets history is always a good debate to have — especially during the cold winter months — but what if we...
The 2006 All-Star Game was played 14 years ago today, on July 11th, 2006 in Pittsburgh. It featured three Mets in the starting lineup. When talking about the 2006 season, Mets fans generally have decidedly mixed feelings. The team cruised to the NL East title, and swept the Dodgers in the NLDS. The lineup was powerful, featuring David Wright, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, and Jose Reyes. The...
There have been few comeback stories in the history of sports that have been more stunning than what Alex Rodriguez has done over the last five years. Rodriguez’s comeback is not tied to on-field production, but rather what he has accomplished since his playing days ended. Somehow one of the most polarizing players in MLB history has repaired his once tarnished public image in short order....
The New York Mets have had an odd variety of superstars, consistent cogs, placeholders, and prospects behind the plate over the course of the team’s 59-year run. While the catcher position hasn’t changed by definition over baseball’s hundred-plus-year history, the expectations and sources of value from the position have evolved over time and will continue to do so. Jerry Grote...
The odds of making the major leagues are slim, but don’t tell the Molina brothers that. The Molina’s, consisting of Bengie (43), Jose (42) and Yadier (35) is considered one of baseball’s royal families. Not only did the trio of siblings make it to the majors, but all three played at least a dozen years in the majors, won at least two World Series and played the same position:...
The Mets will try to secure a split of this four-game series with St. Louis Cardinals tomorrow as they will send Seth Lugo to the mound to face Lance Lynn. The game starts at 12:10 P.M. on SNY. Last night, the Mets won 7-3 against the St. Louis Cardinals last night. The Mets offense, in a collective effort, had 13 hits in which everyone in the starting lineup had at least one. Jacob deGrom...
At the conclusion of the 2005 season, one in which the New York Mets jumped from 71 wins in 2004 to 83, the team needed to fill several holes in order to compete in the National League East. The team traded for slugging first baseman Carlos Delgado. Traded Mike Cameron to the San Diego Padres for Xavier Nady. Signed free-agent relievers in Chad Bradford, Darren Oliver and closer Billy Wagner....
Trading with the enemy is pretty rare – and when I mean the enemy, I’m referring to trading within the division – and the Yankees. You don’t want to be on the bad end of a trade and be burned for years to come when trading with your chief rivals. So what trades have the Mets made with the Enemy over the last 15 years? It’s only happened 19 times and remarkably, it...
Last week, when I saw those words in my title leading off a paragraph about Kevin Plawecki, the first thing that came to my mind was that the author was obviously frequenting too many of the the wrong sites. Had he come to Metsmerized for the dope on Plawecki, he may have been talking about him for as long as I have. That said, Nathaniel Stoltz of FanGraphs puts Plawecki on his list of five...
David Wright told reporters Carlos Beltran was under-appreciated when he was with the Mets before last night’s home run derby… “He had a couple of monster seasons for us, and was a huge reason why we made it as far as we did in 2006,” Wright said of his former teammate. “We came a couple runs from making the World Series, and we don’t get close to that without...
