With the Mets’ 4-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, they clinched a protected (in the Top 10) draft pick in the 2014 MLB draft. Some fans openly rooted for the team to lose so that the pick could be secured, and the backlash against these fans from Mets beat writer/Eamonn McEneany-wannabe/clown Andy Martino [...]
Well, we have come to the end of another long, grueling and agonizing season for our beloved New York Mets. Between glimpses of greatness from Matt Harvey (storming out of the gate and starting the All Star Game) and the agony of his season-ending (and perhaps longer) injury, the Mets have not had much to [...]
The 2013 season was a pretty rough ride, Mets fans. Now that it's complete, though, we can start to fully reflect on it. What went right, what went wrong, disappointments, and surprises are all topics that will be covered in-depth by Mets media outlets in the coming weeks. One such reflection will be the performance [...]
Baseball is a hilarious sport. At one point in the season, the Rockies designated Eric Young Jr. for assignment, then he’s traded to the Mets for Collin McHugh, and now he is among the league leaders in stolen bases. This is the epitome of “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” however the Rockies probably [...]
It's fan appreciation night and Oktoberfest at Citi Field tonight as the race for a protected pick hits the home stretch. The Mets will be giving away a Das Boot Glass. I see no ways that could go wrong. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m.
Daniel Murphy has a reputation as a streaky hitter and he’s ending the 2013 season on a hot note. In his last 12 games he has 17 hits and sports a .925 OPS. He now has 184 hits for the year, one more than the best season in New York by current Mets broadcaster Keith [...]
Earlier, I read an article lamenting all of the injuries that befell the Toronto Blue Jays this season. It said: “Encarnacion and Cecil became the 21st and 22nd different victims of the ongoing Toronto Blue Jays pandemic this season.” That led me to wonder – What’s a “normal” number of injuries to hit a team [...]
After a dreadful beginning with the Mets, Daisuke Matsuzaka has pitched fabulously over his last four starts, posting a 3-0 record while recording a quality outing in each of last three starts (only missing a quality outing by one/third of an inning in the start before this stretch). Matsuzaka was simply dominant in the Mets’ [...]
When trying to compete in games and contend for division crowns, a good, quality manager is just as important as the players he manages. With talks of a pending extension for Terry Collins, let's take a look at what I believe makes a good manager and if Terry Collins lives up to those stands. Now, [...]
After an up and down season, Daniel Murphy’s final stat line isn’t too bad at all. .285/.315/.415, .320 wOBA, 106 wRC+, 3.0 fWAR, and for what it’s worth, career highs in hits (186), home runs (13), stolen bases (20, while being caught only three times), triples (four), runs scored (92), and RBIs (76). The average [...]
Whether Ruben Tejada fans like it or not, the man has played his way out of the starting role next season. There are few internal options but many external options that the Mets could explore. Here are the starting shortstops from each organization (FA= free agent after the season T= only eligible through trade NPA= [...]
There is no superstar in Major League Baseball who gets less credit for all he does than David Wright. For someone who is a Top 10 hitter in the sport – and who is the best third baseman not playing for the Detroit Tigers – Wright never seems to be placed in his rightful spot [...]