Ace Met pitcher Noah Syndergaard is on the DL after an abbreviated start against Washington, one that ended in an all too painful debacle for the Mets. The right-handed power pitcher has been diagnosed with a partial tear to his…
Here are my thoughts on the players of the Lo-A Columbia Fireflies from the game of Saturday, June 22 at Spirit Communications Park before a packed house. Columbia played the Lexington Legends, in a game won by the visitors, 4-0.…
the Washington Nationals and Mets will clash at Citi Field in their first meeting of the season. Presumably Daniel Murphy will be batting in the middle of the Nats batting order. Murphy, a long time Met and key cog in…
Noah Syndergaard has gotten off to a brilliant start this year, having yielded only one earned run in his two starts, which translates to 0.69 ERA. He also has 16 strikeouts and zero walks so far. He’s not going to…
The Mets’ opening day win over the Braves was a truly solid team performance. There was good fundamental baseball. No home runs were hit, but when players got in scoring position they mostly scored. Every player who got into the…
A strong middle infield has been the key to many successful MLB clubs. The powerhouse Brooklyn Dodgers of the late ’40s and early ’50s had Hall of Famers Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson at short and second base respectively,…
Kevin Long has been the Mets batting coach since the 2015 season. Previously he had been the Yankee batting coach from 2007-2014. Long so far has been the kind of batting coach who can make good hitters even better. Some…
Following are some best and worst cases scenarios for the 2017 Mets, position by position, with a little humor thrown in. 1b Best case: Lucas Duda and Wilmer Flores provide a formidable platoon in the middle of the batting order.…
According to the New York Post and other subsequent sources, the Yankees are interested in dealing right-handed batting utility man Rob Refsnyder. Should the Mets be interested in this acquisition? The short answer… probably not. Refsnyder is entering his age…
Through the years, New York Met players have won numerous individual awards, from Rookie of the Year to the Cy Young Award, but no Met has ever been voted League MVP. The only other Major League clubs who have not…
Both Sandy Alderson, the Mets general manager for the past six years, and Theo Epstein, Cubs president for five years, have been successful architects of their respective teams over the past two seasons. Both teams made the post-season each year,…
Although snow and cold may grip the north, it’s a different story across Florida and Arizona as spring training is in the process of getting underway. Pitchers and catchers have already reported for the Mets, full workouts for the players…
