On Metsblog.com earlier today, proprietor Matthew Cerrone compiled a few quotes to show that there is a louder-than-quiet confidence in the Mets’ clubhouse. “I think 2015 is going to be a good year for us,” says manager Terry Collins. “We should be able to make the playoffs next year,” crows pitcher Jacob deGrom. “I know [...]
“Well? How did I get here?” – David Byrne, Talking Heads, “Once In A Lifetime” Right now, the Mets find themselves in a strange place. Their division, the National League East, entered the 2014 season with one team that was clearly head-and-shoulders above the rest. It had another team that had been a Wild Card [...]
It seems like the Mets are one of everybody’s talking points lately. Juan Lagares won the Gold Glove in center field. Jacob deGrom won the Rookie Of The Year Award, the same day the signing of Michael Cuddyer – the opening shot of this year’s free agent skirmishes – was announced. There hasn’t been much [...]
It’s been quite the week...and it’s only Thursday. There’s been a lot of activity swirling around Citi Field and Opening Day is five months off. It started with the announcement of the Mets signing Michael Cuddyer late Monday afternoon, followed later that evening by Jacob deGrom’s coronation as NL Rookie Of The Year. The Veterans’ [...]
Yesterday, the Mets made a long-awaited offseason splash, signing erstwhile Colorado Rockies' outfielder Michael Cuddyer to a two-year free agent contract. The move certainly blind-sided a number of members of the MSM and more than a few fans – including this one. The surprising part is that a Cuddyer-to-the-Mets scenario seemed dead in the water, [...]
The Mets have never been big on awards. In its history, the franchise has had one Batting Champion, four Rookies of the Year, eighteen Gold Glove winners, five Cy Young Award winners, three Home Run Champions and no MVPs. That’s in the span of 53 seasons, folks. While collecting trophies is nice, winning pennants is [...]
It’s already started. The 2014 season ended only a week ago, with the stirring victory by the San Francisco Giants over the Kansas City Royals. Before the smoke cleared from the victory riots by the Bay, before the Giants’ love-in parade ended – seriously, Hunter Pence is still on the podium – before Royals fans [...]
The World Series ended last night, you may have heard. As soon as the ball settled into Pablo Sandoval’s glove near the third base coach’s box, we on the outside could detect an almost audible click: the Silly Season has begun. Free agency 2014-15 is exactly five-and-a-half hours old at this writing and I’m sure [...]
If you’ve been following along, you’ve seen that we here at Mets360 were engaged in a project where each of us got to be the General Manager of an existing MLB team…for a week. It was my great good fortune to draw the defending National League Champion San Francisco Giants. I found that winning a [...]
We’re winding down our projection review series. Today, we’ll look to the future – a future we all thought was closer than it turned out to be. Met fans were pretty lucky in 2012 and 2013 – all evidence to the contrary. In 2012, we got to witness Matt Harvey’s bursting arrival. From his very [...]
Our projection review series continues with one of the larger enigmas of the 2014 Mets. Dillon Gee was coming off a surprisingly productive 2013. He logged a career-best 199 innings pitched, with above average rate stats, his 1.218 WHIP in particular. All signs pointed to a continuation of that trend in 2014, so much so [...]
Next up in our projection review series, let‘s look back at the surprisingly fine season turned in by Bartolo Colon. When Colon signed on in the off-season, he was counted on to replace a good chunk of the pitching production that was lost when Matt Harvey had to have his elbow surgically repaired. After a [...]