With his first inning two-run home run off Cole Hamels on Friday night, David Wright emphatically stated he was back. After missing nearly seven weeks with a strained hamstring, Wright returned to the lineup on Friday against the Phillies, assuring he will suit up for the next ten games. The newly-minted captain, didn’t want to [...]
Now that the season is winding down, it’s important to entertain a few questions about next year’s team. One unknown which needs to be addressed is the Mets’ shortstop situation. For the past four months, fans have watched Omar Quintanilla man the position displaying average to below average success. After Thursday afternoon’s game, Quintanilla has [...]
When I rolled my ankle last fall, I was barely off crutches a week later for my birthday. And when my knee bent the wrong way playing catch this summer, an MRI revealed a bone bruise after the pain lingered a full month later. But when I heard that New York Giants tailback Andre Brown [...]
Your intrepid columnist was recently engaging in some spirited Facebook debate with some fellow fans, who were moaning that 2006 was “our” last good year. Let us commence to differ. 2006 was a special year. The Mets got off to a super-fast start – they were 22-11 on May 10, after a 13-4 drubbing of [...]
What can the Mets expect from their recent batch of September call-ups and do they have a future with the Mets?
It seems that with all the talks about trades and re-tooling for 2014, Daniel Murphy is viewed as the low man on the totem pole. Every winter, Murphy’s name seems to be thrown around in every trade rumor the Mets are involved in. And this year is no different. With the call-up of Wilmer Flores, [...]
On Monday I turned to my friends in the Mets blogosphere and asked them the following questions: The Mets have had a fair number of rookies play for them this year - from Juan Lagares and his 2.9 fWAR to Zack Wheeler and his 3.22 ERA to Travis d'Arnaud and his ... well his exciting [...]
In case you hadn’t heard, Mets’ uber-phenom Matt Harvey took a trip to sunny Florida yesterday to consult with Dr. James Andrews, the guru of Tommy John surgery. This is an exploratory visit, if you will, to determine the extent of the ligament tear in Harvey’s forearm. If it’s a teeny-tiny tear, then Harvey might [...]
Yesterday I wrote a story about how the Mets should follow in the path of the 2013 A’s. Since there’s no game today, I thought it might be fun to follow up on that and try to do some non-vigorous number crunching. The idea is to throw some ideas about things out there and have [...]
Tomorrow is an important day for the Mets, their fans, and Matt Harvey. It's the day Harvey visits with Dr. James Andrews and finds out whether or not he will need Tommy John surgery. If he doesn't, he should be ready to go for the 2014 season. If he does, that means he will likely [...]
OK Mets fans – name five players on the Oakland A’s. While the A’s play in the AL West, they’re also 86-61 this year, so it shouldn’t be that much of a challenge for a baseball fan to know their top players. Let’s see, there’s dark horse MVP candidate Josh Donaldson, there’s down ballot Cy [...]
The New York Mets released their end-of-season survey earlier this week. One of the questions was how strongly I agree (or disagree) with the statement, “I root for the Mets even when they are losing”. Amongst all the other questions about the team, Citi Field, management, etc, that question lingered with me. Why would the [...]