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Tag: New York Mets
Headline hire: Mets introduce Carlos Beltran as their new manager
The Mets reach into their murky, mercurial past to find the guy who’ll lead them to a bright future. But was Carlos Beltran the best hire or the best story?
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Midnight for Mickey: Who’s Next?
As expected, the Mets officially fired Mickey Callaway after two seasons. His run was rough, but the Mets did literally improve. So who’s next in line for the job? And what team–with what expectations–will they be inheriting?
Why don’t the Yankees, Mets make a trade?
It’s one thing to see a player you trade away thriving with his new ball club. It’s a different thing if that ball club shares the same hometown as yours. And it’s a completely different thing if that hometown is …
East Coast Bias Week one: Showtime
Harper mashes, deGrom deals, and the Orioles and Rays start strong in this week’s inaugural East Coast Bias.
Pete Alonso makes the cut
The Mets’ highly-touted first basemen gets the Opening Day nod, a surprising outcome when service time manipulation was expected. Does his day one status tell us anything about the 2019 Mets? Or Alonso’s future?
What to remember when you’re worried about forgetting
It’s okay that you’re not always going to be there. That’s nothing to feel bad about.
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Winter in the NL East is toasty
The NL East has been the talk of the offseason so far. And the most significant addition to baseball’s most compelling division may still be coming.
The Mets made a win-now move. Are they a win-now team?
Robinson Cano is coming back to New York, this time to Queens, and he’s bringing an all-star closer with him. There are a few ways to interpret this trade, but the central, divisive question is: should the New York Mets …
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David Wright, our captain, and nothing less
The end of David Wright‘s playing career was a celebration, a night of love, admiration, and satisfaction. Just as we expected it would be back when it started.