The Mets called up Michael Conforto in the middle of a pennant race, gave him extended playing time and were rewarded with a player who turned in a 132 OPS+ over 194 PA. It was reminiscent of another rookie that the Mets called up in the middle of a pennant race to be a platoon [...]
I wish my eyes could only see Everything, exactly as it used to be
1999 AMAZIN' METS FROSTED FLAKES CEREAL BOX Can a cereal box be a collector’s item? Well, collectors are an odd lot so we shouldn’t rule it out. And, hey, it’s in my collection so that means something, right? Let me state for the record – this box was given to me. It was on the [...]
"The new ownership announcement spells out, even in general terms, a future for the Double-A franchise's presence in Binghamton. In May, a lawsuit between the Binghamton Mets owners and a Florida group trying to buy the Double-A franchise ended with general terms on an agreement, but details were kept kept private until the parties could [...]
This was my Christmas present from my son.
We wrap up our look at Sandy Alderson’s drafts by examining his 2011 Draft, his first one with the Mets. When he took over the club, the Mets’ system was not considered to be an especially strong one and the talent that is there is considered to be heavier in pitching than hitting, led by [...]
Curtis Granderson’s first year with the Mets in 2014 didn’t exactly go as planned and most people considered him to be a bust. Those people failed to take into account that after a dreadful April, Granderson was actually pretty solid in 2014, putting up a .760 OPS over the season’s final five months (551 PA) [...]
I used to cover North Carolina A&T basketball games. A&T is an HBCU team and a low-level Division I squad. At the time they were coached by Jerry Eaves. There could be two reasons that name sounds familiar to you. If you’re a graybeard, you might remember him as a starter for the 1980 Louisville [...]
The Mets’ offseason appears to be done now with the signing of Alejandro De Aza to be a platoon center fielder. It seems eminently fair to say that the fan base is less than thrilled with this signing in particular and the offseason in general. As for me, this move is fine in isolation, much [...]
The Mets playing baseball into November has made it a weird offseason. Combined with it being 70 degrees outside and it certainly seems too early for Christmas. Yet the kids were in a Christmas play, I saw “It’s a Wonderful Life” on the big screen and nearly every radio station is playing Christmas music. Add [...]
1. Los Angeles. Dodgers; $291,056,310 2. New York Yankees: $223,589,947 3. Boston Red Sox: $185,568,958 4. San Francisco Giants: $180,726,826 5. Washington Nationals: $169,277,370 6. Detroit Tigers: $164,010,992 7. Texas Rangers: $156,283,670 8. Los Angeles Angels: $149,686,871 9. Philadelphia Phillies: $145,656,077 10. Toronto Blue Jays: $135,728,804 11. Chicago Cubs: $133,051,389 12. St. Louis Cardinals: $132,638,936 [...]
We hope you enjoyed our top 50 prospect series, which ended today with David posting prospect number one. This was a group project and the end result was a consensus and not any one individual person’s list. To rectify a mistake from last year, here’s the list in one place: S. MatzL. GuillormeG. YnoaK. CanelonL. [...]