“Who’s On First” is one of the classic American comedy sketches. Performed by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, “Who’s on First” is a short skit in which Costello approaches Abbott about Abbott’s baseball team. Abbott proceeds to talk to Costello about the team, not informing Costello that the names of the players on the team [...]
This is the time of year that most Mets fans thrive for. Since being a contender hasn’t been part of the fold recently, fans have used this time to come up with different trades, signings and scenarios for the Mets. Some are actually logical and would help, and some are just laughable (one Twitter user [...]
Every year, in almost every season of every sport, at least one team grows out their facial hair in an effort to rally them to victory. The Red Sox were the latest team to use this tactic, with successful results. The Mets can certainly use some luck next season. But let’s face it: rally beards [...]
Royals Review, an SB Nation site, recently held a simulation where 30 fans were GMs of MLB clubs and were given the choice to run their team as they saw fit. This is a great idea and while it’s not anything to take too seriously, it’s always interesting to see more real-world constraints built into [...]
Ike Davis has been one of the more inconsistent hitters in Mets history. At first he seemed to have a solid rookie year with tons of potential in 2010, he was on pace for a monster year in 2011 before a freak injury, in 2012 he had an atrocious first two-and-a-half months and a miraculous [...]
I would be just as thrilled as the next Met fan if the team were to make a big splash in free agency and sign Shin-Soo Choo or Jacoby Ellsbury, but let’s face it: Choo is not worth the Jayson Werth-type contract that Scott Boras is said to be seeking, and Ellsbury’s injury past and [...]
Three cans wins you the squeaky bunny, five cans gets you the fluffy lion, take out all our little people, you’ll get… cuddly monkey. Feeling lucky Alderson? I’m reaching the point of offseason nausea. Not much will be decided (apart from who is going to accept the qualifying offers) before the winter meetings. Tim Dierkes, [...]
The main narrative going into the off-season has been the Mets' finances and whether or not the team will spend big money on free agents (FAs). In fact, this narrative has been in place for much of the time Sandy Alderson has been General Manager of the team. The 2013-2014 off-season was surely going to [...]
The 2014 offseason is focused on Free Agents, Trades, Prospects and Speculation. Will the Mets sign Shin-Soo Choo, trade for Carlos Gonzalez, deal Travis d’Arnaud or not. We forget somehow that last year at this time the big story was David Wright. Would Wright re-sign with the Mets? Would he become the captain and cornerstone [...]
There’s no right way to build a contending team in the off-season. Some teams sign marquee free-agents to long-term lucrative contracts in hopes of energizing the fanbase. This strategy has worked well for some teams, and it has not worked at all for others. This offseason, there has been a lot of pressure on the [...]
The other day, Joel Sherman of the New York Post gave his ideas regarding a revamped starting lineup for the 2014 New York Mets. It included Norichika Aoki in left field (obtained through a proposed deal sending Ike Davis to the Milwaukee Brewers), Andre Ethier in right field (obtained through a proposed deal for Rafael [...]
Every sports fan has been teased by friends with the following in some way, shape or form: "Loyalty to any one sports team is pretty hard to justify because the players are always changing, the team can move to another city, you're actually rooting for the clothes when you get right down to it. You [...]