You may or may not have heard: Zack Wheeler was pretty good in his debut. That was on top of Matt Harvey being otherworldly earlier that same day. On what was clearly the best day of this benighted 2013 season, Mets fan and Mets player alike got a personal jolt from these two electrifying performances. [...]
Some Mets’ fans have shrugged at the idea of acquiring the services of Eric Young Jr. (traded for Collin McHugh on Tuesday night) from the Colorado Rockies, saying he is nothing more than filler with no real upside and one who will fit right in with the Mets’ under-qualified outfield. The naysayers have a point. [...]
After the double-header sweep yesterday, including the fantastic debut of Zack Wheeler, the future of the Mets starting rotation is well under way. Now, it seems that Sandy Alderson’s focus is on retooling this lineup that has had its share of struggles. Late last night, news broke that the Mets had traded Collin McHugh to [...]
Tuesday was a great day for the Mets. A doubleheader sweep over the hated Braves would be enough to make that statement true, but the fact that it came at Turner Field hours after an excruciating loss on a walk-off HR in the bottom of the ninth inning made it all the better. And on [...]
Monday afternoon MetsBlog had an “Ask the Booth” section where it invited readers to submit a question for the SNY announcers to read on the air and answer. Here was my submission: Question: Why do the Mets keep Lucas Duda in the OF when he is terrible defensively there? If it's to keep from hurting [...]
If you are a listener of sports talk radio, it has been impossible over the past week to listen and not hear some host and/or caller mock Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson for telling fans to be patient. The formula is simple; cite some play or statistic that shows how dreadful the Mets have been [...]
Before the 2013 season started, most Mets fans were quite aware that the team would not be competitive. Many were perfectly willing to take another year of losing baseball if it meant that the team was moving toward eventual perennial competitiveness. What's another losing season if it meant that the team's top prospects were inching [...]
It was no surprise that the Mets were going to face some decisions in regards to their roster in the very near future. A spot needed to be cleared for Zack Wheeler and also the returns of Scott Atchison and Pedro Feliciano seemed to be fast approaching. And to make matters worse, Carlos Torres, who [...]
Where does Terry Collins rank in comparison to other managers of the New York Mets? When Collins reign is over, what will his legacy be? There have been twenty managers of the Mets. Davey Johnson managed more games (at 1,012) than anyone, followed closely by Bobby Valentine (at 1,003). Collins has managed 383 games (when [...]
The conventional wisdom is that the Mets ultimately will move Jeremy Hefner to the bullpen when Zack Wheeler becomes one of the starting five. However, Shaun Marcum continues to build his case for being dropped from the rotation. After pitching masterfully out of the bullpen in his previous appearance, Marcum got knocked around by the [...]
The title says it all. Pick one (considering their only justifiable position being first base) who you could plug in as your everyday first baseman and stick with it for the foreseeable future. It's becoming readily apparent that both of these players can't exist on the same team. Sooner or later the Mets are going [...]
There have been all kinds of happenings in the Mets organization of late. Ike Davis – who was supposed to be one of the big bats in the Mets’ line-up - was sent down to Triple-A along with Mike Baxter and Robert Carson. Davis has struggled immensely this season with a batting line of .161/.242/.258 [...]