I was speaking recently to another Mets blogger, and the topic of Justin Turner came up. After being unsurprised that a sabermetrician like myself prefers Josh Satin to Turner, he said that he liked Turner because, “Justin Turner is a clutch player.” “There are certain players who are just better in clutch situations, you can’t [...]
Earlier in the month, David Wright recorded his 1,500th career hit. The hit naturally extended his All-Time Met hit record and puts him halfway to the vaunted 3,000 hit plateau. One can argue that the club, currently standing at 28 and including some of the game's biggest and most iconic names, is still one of [...]
The Chicago White Sox have officially announced that they are going to be sellers during the weeks leading up to the trade deadline. Anyone on the White Sox roster not named Chris Sale or Paul Konerko is available. Last week an MLB executive suggested to CBS sportswriter Jon Heyman that the Mets might be a [...]
Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada began playing in rehab games this week with the Mets' Gulf Coast League team, nearly a month after being placed on the disabled list with a right quadriceps strain at the end of May. It's been a somewhat slow rehab, but the Mets may be taking it slow with Tejada for [...]
”A lot of people on Twitter were blaming Collins for the way he handled the eighth inning; I thought he played the match ups mostly properly although I would have expected Terry to have a longer leash with Aardsma with two outs and a three run lead. Terry decided to play the matchup instead. In [...]
With the All Star game a little more than two weeks away, prospective Mets’ all-star hopefuls have two more weeks to showcase their skills for the Mid-Summer Classic, which, as you all should know, is being held at Citi Field. The last time the Mets hosted the All-Star game was back in 1964. Just how [...]
On June 7th, the Las Vegas 51s played the second game of a four-game series in Tacoma, Wash. The following day, the Mets called up reliever David Aardsma, who made the cross-county trek to Queens and pitched a scoreless inning in a day game. Starting on June 8th and the promotion of Aardsma, the Mets’ [...]
The 11-game road trip roaming through four cities is over. But in a series against the division-leading Braves, Philadelphia, Chicago White Sox and Colorado Rockies, New York abruptly came to life. The 25-39 Mets were mired in another bleak season, with captain David Wright as one of the few bright spots amidst disasters like Ike [...]
With Ike Davis tearing it up in Las Vegas, his return to the majors will happen at any moment now. As it is, the Mets will be facing a slew of lefties in the next 6-8 games and the Mets seem hellbent on recalling Davis when the time is right—i.e. when they are set to [...]
The resident ball club is still in search of its first pennant, but Citi Field is a home run with Mets fans. The Ebbets Field-style brick and Jackie Robinson Rotunda are a nice change of pace from the bright blue walls of Shea Stadium. All of the seats have great leg room and a fantastic [...]
Zack Wheeler has made his first two starts for the New York Mets and now it seems as if the future all Mets’ fans have been waiting for is beginning to take shape. All the big prospects that the Mets have been grooming and getting ready for the big leagues are now up in Flushing [...]
MLB Trade Rumors (By way of FanGraphs) has come out with some lists of those players most likely to be traded at the deadline. Within the top 30 of each category the Mets have a total of 8 players listed as being “Likely to be traded.” Yet you’ve probably heard Sandy Alderson telling people that [...]