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About Us

About Us

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Here at MMN, our goal is to become the premiere go-to place for the most comprehensive coverage of the New York Mets minor league system.

We are committed to providing the fans more news and information on the Mets and all their top prospects than they will find anywhere else on the web.

Our parent site, Mets Merized Online, was the first site to provide daily Mets minor league recaps in 2005, years before everyone else decided to join the party.

Follow us all summer long as we bring you great coverage of the players that make up the Mets farm system as they make their way up to the Big Leagues.

The Future of the Mets Begins Right Here!

Click on each writers name and you will be able to read their posts or follow them on Twitter for further Mets coverage.

Editorial Staff

David Conde David is the Executive Editor & Analyst for MMN and Senior Editor at MMO. He was born in Brooklyn, NY and now lives in Southwest Florida, better known as Dunk City. He is a die-hard Mets fan and has a passion for writing about the players that make up the Mets farm system. A true Mets fan that watched the low years in the late seventies and Glory Days in the 80′s and continues to wait for another Mets parade down the Canyon of Heroes. In 2011, he had a story published in the MLB Insider Magazine and also was a contributing writer for Hardballchat.com. Not only does he love writing about the Mets, but he loves teaching baseball to his two young boys. He will receive his Bachelors Degree in the Fall of 2014. Follow him on Twitter @daconde24

Joe Decaro – Joe is the Executive Editor of MMO/MMN. He is a lifelong Mets fan who loves writing and talking about the Amazins’ 24/7. From the Miracle in 1969 to the magic of 1986, and even the near misses in ’73 and ’00, he has experienced it all – the highs and the lows. Joe launched Mets Merized Online in March of 2005 and MMN in 2013.  Follow him on Twitter @metsmerized.

Clayton Collier  – Clayton, a Long Island native and die-hard Mets fan, started writing online about three years ago. He is currently a Journalism major with a minor in Broadcasting at Seton Hall University. Although very disappointed with the current state of the team, Clayton remains hopeful that the young prospects in the farm system will bring the Mets back to a respected franchise in baseball once again. Besides writing for MMO/MMN, Clayton is also a staff member at 89.5 WSOU, Seton Hall’s modern active rock radio station. Follow him on Twitter @Clayton_Collier

Kirk Cahill – Kirk is a native New Yorker and lifelong Mets fan. He’s recently taken to blogging and enjoys following prospects and frequenting minor league games.  Kirk is also an Editor for MMN and MMO. You can follow him on Twitter @KirkC_ 

Timothy Gilbert – Timothy is a lifelong Mets fan who loves all things baseball. His love for the team began as a child going to ballgames with his father. He is currently a senior at Marist College studying towards his degree in journalism with a minor in writing. Timothy is also an Editor for MMN and MMO. Follow him on Twitter @Tim_Gilb

Writing Staff

André Dobiey – André is a lawyer and insolvency administrator  who hails from and lives in Germany, and has been an avid Mets fan since 1984, when he enjoyed rooting for Doc Gooden & David Cone. Spent a long time in German Baseball as a board member for the Bonn Capitals (German 1st League team) from 1994 through 2006 and can claim that he has watched Mets farm hand C Kai Gronauer and pretty much every other German born prospect (like Max Kepler or Donald Lutz) in live action far before they became prospects. He follows and watches the Mets and other MLB games via internet TV. Also a big soccer fan (like most Germans).

Avery Decker – Avery is a sophomore at Marist College majoring in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing and a minor in sports communications. He is the editor for the school’s newspaper, as well as the host of a sports talk show. You can reach out to him on twitter: @averydecker28

Big Mets Fan – Big Mets Fan is a lifelong Mets fan since 1981, married with kids and he still knows that there is no such thing as a bad day at the ballpark with your child. Growing up, he wanted to be either the Second Baseman for the Mets – or their statistician. Follow him on Twitter @bigmetsfan1

Bill Passonno– Bill is a journalist living in Miami with more than 10 years of experience covering a wide range of sports with baseball ranking as his favorite. He was born and raised in Albany, N.Y. and has worked at newspapers and websites in New York, Georgia and Florida. Despite watching Bernie Williams and Brien Taylor shine for the Albany-Colonie Yankees, he remained a Mets fan through those dark ages in Flushing known as the early to mid-1990s. Help is on the way! Follow him on @WCPassonno

Brian Devine – Brian is a diehard Mets fan, who enjoys following the Mets minor leaguers.  He was born on Staten Island, and moved to Pennsylvania ten years ago.  He is a longtime member of the MMO community, and started writing for MMO/MMN during the 2013 season. He is currently in his second year of college, and is majoring in English. Follow him on Twitter @briandevine16

Christina Montana – Christina is a graduating-senior at the University of Florida. She is getting her Bachelor of Arts in English/Creative Writing. At 21 years old, Christina has been following the Mets for at least the last 10 years. On her twitter account, when she’s not talking about the Mets, she’s tweeting about Arrow, Castle, the Rangers, Knicks, Giants/Jets. Follow her on Twitter @ChristinaMets15

Cole Benz – Cole is a married, 27 year old freelance sports writer for his local newspaper. He also owns and operates The East Released, a NL East Blog. A graduate of the University of North Dakota, he has been an avid New York Mets fan since before Roger Clemens tried to hurl a broken bat at his favorite player. Follow him on Twitter @colebenz

Connor O’Brien – Connor is a 16 year-old blogger, high school student, and lifelong Mets fan. He has been blogging about the Mets in some form or another for about four years. He embraces the new age, sabermetric way of thinking, but also recognizes the importance of scouting and player development. Follow him on Twitter @UpAlongFirst

Elias Conde – Elias was a 45 year resident of NYC moving to Florida in 1994 after retiring from the New York City Transit Police. He became a Mets fan upon their inception in 1962. He is a lifelong fan who has been involved with the team through the good and the bad.

Jim Mancari – Jim hails from Massapequa, NY and he recently earned a Master’s degree in Journalism at Hofstra University. He is a devout Mets fan and takes pride in his team, despite their lack of success over the last few years. Like all Mets fans, Jim has plenty of hope. He also writes as the sports reporter for the Brooklyn Tablet newspaper and the senior editor of metro BASEBALL Magazine.  He was also the 2013 Brooklyn Cyclones MMO beat reporter for the summer. Follow him on Twitter @JMMancari

John Bernhardt – John is a retired public school teacher and administrator, who still coaches high school baseball. Growing up in a Yankees household, John was an ardent Mickey Mantle and Yogi Berra fan. When the Yankees fired Yogi in his first season as the Bomber manager, curiosity turned to passion when the Mets signed Berra as a player/coach and he has pulled for the Mets ever since. In retirement, John writes the sports for a local weekly, The Catskill Mountain News and hosts Tip-Off, a Friday morning sports hour, from 8:00-9:00 on WIOX, 91.3 F.M.

John Ginder – John is from Upstate New York and is a fan of all sports.  His passion only grew because he needed something else to do at work.  John also writes for #BillsMafia and our very own MetsMerizedOnline.  You can follow him on Twitter @JGUpstateNY or you can email him at jgupstateny@gmail.com

Peter Anselmo– Peter grew up in Brewster, NY and has been a Mets fan as long as he can remember. He moved to Massachusetts when he was 8 years old and despite the influence from many Red Sox fans and the team’s current success, he has remained loyal to the orange and blue. Peter played three years of varsity baseball in high school and was recruited to the University of Hartford to pitch at the collegiate level. After one academic year at Hartford, Peter transferred to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he is working on his Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology. He plans on eventually attending graduate school and obtaining a Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy, with a focus on athletic rehabilitation. Peter is also a contributing writer at MMO specializing in player analysis. Follow him on Twitter @peteanselmo

Teddy Klein Teddy is a Westchester Native and Brooklyn Resident. He is a senior at The New School studying for an Undergraduate degree in Social Work. He is a lifelong Mets fan with a background in minor league internships for scouting in both the Dominican Summer Leagues and the Brooklyn Cyclones. Every day consists of reading up on players, following games, reading scouting reports, and completing my studies. He eats, drinks and sleeps prospect information. He loves questions, so ask away. Follow him on Twitter @TK_MMO

Timothy Sikorski – Timothy is a resident of Orange County, and a Staten Island Native. He is a Die-hard Fan of the Mets, who loves good coffee and craft beer. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_Sikorski

Wally Murphy – Wally started writing for MMO/MMN in 2013. He moved to Savannah, Georgia in November, 2004 and has been season ticket holder of the Savannah Sand Gnats since 2005. He received his BA degree from Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa and received a Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. He loves to follow the Mets minor league players and share his thoughts with the Mets fans.

William Li – William is a 25 years old Queens native and Mets fan since the days of Alfonzo and Piazza. Jay Payton was also his first favorite player. Kazmir being traded was his lowest moment.

We thank all our great readers for continuing to follow us and we look forward to another great season of baseball.  Let’s Go Mets!!!

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