Normally, drama surrounding the Philadelphia Phillies would give the average Met fan a cause for schadenfreudic celebration, but the most recent controversy – surrounding the benching of shortstop Jimmy Rollins by manager Ryne Sandberg – is a more somber occasion. Not necessarily because the situation isn’t funny, it is, but because some have called for [...]
In 2011, the National Football League endured a 130-day lockout when the NFL Players Association and the league couldn’t agree to terms on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Later that year, the National Basketball Association suffered from a 161-day lockout and was forced to shorten the 2011-2012 season to 66 games. When the National Hockey [...]
Joe talks about Mets pitching prospects, and why starting Eric Young Jr. over Juan Lagares is lunacy.
One of the fun parts about spring training is that there is always a group of pitchers vying for a coveted spot in the Opening Day bullpen. While that may not sound very exciting on paper, the mix of veterans looking for one last go-around in the show and young up-and-comers trying to open up [...]
Joe talks about Jon Niese's upcoming shoulder MRI, Nelson Cruz vs. Chris Young and Nick Franklin.
One of the most beautiful things about the business side of baseball is that there is no salary cap, and save for some revenue sharing, is a good example of free-market capitalism at work. The purpose of this article is neither to sing the praises of nor denounce free-market capitalism – politics and sports go [...]
Mets 360's own Jim O'Malley swings by at the Queens Baseball Classic to talk Mets baseball and more.
With the dawn of the 2014 season on the horizon, many are buzzing about the pending graduation of top prospects Noah Syndergaard and Rafael Montero to the major leagues. Not to be outdone, there is another crop of young players who have less recognizable names poised to launch themselves into the upper echelon of the [...]
Clayton Collier of MetsMerized stops by at the Queens Baseball Convention to talk Mets baseball, blogging, much more. Twitter: @Clayton_Collier
Four days have now passed since the passing of the legendary original Mets broadcaster Ralph Kiner at the age of 91. Since then, there have been numerous tributes written by bloggers and spoken by broadcasters in remembrance of the beloved baseball lifer. I’m only 21 years old. I don’t remember seeing more than one or [...]
I'm sorry for the delay in getting this episode up, my internet was down all day yesterday. I present to you (one day late) the chat I had with the very #Elite Jon Presser of The Shea Faithful at the Queens Baseball Convention. If you like Jeff Keppinger, you'll love this episode.
Cash strapped, embroiled in a lawsuit because of their involvement with Bernard Madoff, losing tens of millions of dollars every year and overseeing a disapointing on-field product, Mets ownership needed help. They looked to sell a $200 million stake in the team to raise money. In May 2011, Mets ownership announced that after vetting out [...]