“When you bite off more than you can chew you got to pay the penalty
Somebody’s got to tell the tale
I guess it must be up to me”
Perspectives
Bob Dylan, Bill James, Pythagoras and the 2019 Mets
by Brian Joura • • 5 Comments
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Perspectives
The true reality of a Mets-Indians trade partnership
by Dalton Allison • • 5 Comments
Buster Olney, a widely respected baseball writer and sideline reporter for ESPN, is one of the more respected media personalities in baseball. Along with Ken Rosenthal, Olney is considered by many to be a “must-follow” on Twitter. His content is…
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Gold Gloves, the keystone and D.J. LeMahieu
by Matt Netter • • 9 Comments
The 2018 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards were issued this week. Among the list of 54 finalists (three at each position per league) and 19 winners (there was one tie) there was not one single Mets player. Examining the list, it…
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Friday open thread: 11/8/18
by Matt Netter • • 12 Comments
The Mets have made many costly free agent mistakes over the years. At the time, signing Jason Bay, Bobby Bonilla and others seemed like a good idea. They had a track record of success, were still in their prime and coming…
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Worlds collide: Brodie Van Waganen discusses the Mets with Scott Boras
by Charlie Hangley • • 4 Comments
So the MLB General Managers’ Meetings are happening this week in Carlsbad, California. Various front office and agent types are bobbing in and out of each others’ lives, trying to lay the groundwork for some future cooperation. It’s a nice…
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Mets free agent target: Bryce Harper
by Brian Joura • • 5 Comments
There are a lot of reasons for the Mets not to give Bryce Harper the time of day this offseason. His salary demands are outrageous, he’s a corner outfielder and the Mets don’t need any more of those, the Mets…
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Juan Lagares deserves a thumbs up season
by John Fox • • 13 Comments
Mets’ center fielder Juan Lagares has had some recent thumbs down years, due his thumb being in a cast. In June of 2016 he tore the ligaments in his left thumb attempting a diving catch, then in June of 2017…
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Dom Smith is in a weird limbo
by Dalton Allison • • 14 Comments
Drafted 11th overall in the 2013 draft, Dominic Smith was supposed to be the first baseman of the future for the New York Mets. He was going to fill in the void that would be left be players like Ike…
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20 Questions for Brodie Van Waganen
by Matt Netter • • 6 Comments
With his introductory press conference out of the way and the 2018 season in the books, new Mets GM will step into his office faced with a lot of questions to answer and some of them will need to be…
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Friday open thread: 11/2/18
by Matt Netter • • 11 Comments
With the 2018 season in the books and no baseball to watch for the next four months, what’s on your TV? For me it’s the Knicks (see, teams can be worse than the Mets) and a few series I’m hooked…
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Mets take a left turn with their GM selection
by Charlie Hangley • • 6 Comments
The [former-agent-as-General-Manager] situation looks better in other sports, particularly in the NBA, where agents have gone on to be successful GMs, including Bob Myers of the Golden State Warriors. One of the things that Myers has done successfully in Oakland…
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On a potential long-term deal for Jacob deGrom
by Brian Joura • • 37 Comments
We’re all familiar with the game on the field. And there are a bunch of rules that maybe don’t make much sense yet we accept that we need rules and move on. Why does a pitcher have to face a…