State faces Davidson in the opening round of the NIT

Later tonight, NC State begins postseason play with an opening round NIT game against the Davidson Wildcats in Texas. Nothing about that sentence seems right. The Pack wasn’t supposed to be in the NIT and if they were, surely, they would have had a home game. The idea that two NC teams would travel to [...]

What if the Mets imposed a “no-trade” ban on Brodie Van Wagenen?

Five years ago, an article was posted here with the premise of the Mets not making a trade in a dozen years. Little did anyone think we would have to revisit that topic again so soon. Except this time, it’s not a dozen years, it’s two years. Would the Mets be better now if when [...]

Mets 2021 projections: Lucchesi, Peterson, Syndergaard, Yamamoto

At the conclusion of the 2020 season, it seemed like a pretty safe bet that David Peterson would be in the Mets’ rotation in 2021. After all, it looked like the Mets were going to need to sign three starters and how likely was it that they were going to get three or four guys [...]

Comparing the recent CF play of Juan Lagares and Brandon Nimmo

Juan Lagares was and is a better defensive player than Brandon Nimmo. And even though he’s no longer on the team, the specter of Lagares and his defensive play still hangs over us, both the fans and – it seems to me – the actual decision makers of the club. No one is suggesting that [...]

ESPN channels Olympics coverage with its horrible Spring Training telecast

When I was a kid, I loved the Olympics. Dave Wottle in ’72, the U.S. Olympic boxing team in ’76 and of course the U.S. hockey team in ’80. Things started to change in ’84., although the U.S. basketball team was still a big deal. The nationalism which is at the heart of the Olympics, [...]

The Mets’ all-time wRC+ team and chances of a player from 2021 joining the squad

Back in December, in an article about starting J.D. Davis at 3B, the idea was broached that this Mets’ lineup could score 1,000 runs in a season, a feat that’s only been done once in MLB history. Now, two assumptions went into that piece, the first being that there would be a DH in the [...]

Spring Training fluff stories, Trevor May’s peripherals and the return of Matt den Dekker

Dominic Smith spent the offseason trying to improve his speed and agility. Taijuan Walker changed everything about his cutter to get more depth and a little bit of cut on the pitch. J.D. Davis is working with Francisco Lindor to improve his throws to first base. For sure, one of the rites of spring are [...]

State upsets #15 Viginia in remarkable late-season turnaround

There were high hopes coming into the 2020-21 season for the Wolfpack. However, Covid disruptions, injuries and a longer break-in period for the freshman than hoped for have all contributed to a disappointing season. However, the team seems to have finally found its footing, despite the season-ending injury to Devon Daniels, and nowhere was that [...]