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Mets GM David Stearns’ Thanksgiving Week Zoom: Gratitude, Goodbyes, and a Stunning Trade
On a gray November morning, with Thanksgiving somehow both days away and already weighing heavily on the stomachs of Mets fans, David Stearns stepped onto a Zoom call and did something no Mets executive ever enjoys doing: explaining why he just traded Brandon Nimmo. And not just traded him… traded him to Texas, for a 35-year-old second baseman whose best years “may or may not be” be behind him depending on how optimistic you are this holiday season. Stearns opened the call th
Mark Rosenman
Nov 245 min read
Dominican Republic All-Stars Top Puerto Rico 6–2 at Citi Field — but It Felt Like a Mets Game Wrapped in a Caribbean Street Festival
By the time the conga lines hit the third-base line, the flags were waving like a United Nations parade on double espresso, and the temperature dipped to a wind-chill-enhanced 47 degrees, Citi Field felt less like early-winter Queens and more like a giant Caribbean block party sponsored by LIDOM, the LBPRC, and maybe a little by the New York Mets themselves. And yes — this was absolutely a Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico showdown. But make no mistake: it also had a tremend
Mark Rosenman
Nov 165 min read
CAPTAIN AMERICA RIDES THE FIVE TRAIN THE WRIGHT WAY TO IMMORTALITY.
It was Five to the Nines at Citi Field on Saturday, as the Mets formally retired David Wright’s uniform number 5 as he entered the...
Mark Rosenman
Jul 207 min read
Number Five Forever: Revisiting My Interview with David Wright, the Ultimate Met — and This Week’s Honorary Seat on the Korner
Today, David Wright — The Captain, The Face, The Guy You Wanted Your Kid to Grow Up to Be — takes his rightful place in the Mets Hall of...
Mark Rosenman
Jul 195 min read
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