Who should be David Wright’s replacement?

According to doctors, David Wright suffered a strained intercostal muscle in his rib cage while carrying the country on his back playing for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic and will be re-evaluated after three to five days rest. Manager Terry Collins is not optimistic about Wright’s chances of playing on opening day, citing [...]

Can Johan Santana pitch smarter and keep off the DL?

On Friday, The Wall Street Journal published an article about the longevity of New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera and lefty Andy Pettitte. The article noted how both pitchers, who are in their 40’s now, have been able to pitch at such a high level so deep into their careers. It highlighted that Pettitte in [...]

Mets bullpen watch: Part II

Last week we started looking at how the Mets bullpen was shaping up for 2013. The sample size was small, of course, and Spring Training statistics are generally not thought to be worth much when deciding which players should make the team. The lack of certainty seemed to mean that Spring stats might take a [...]

The wild world of papal elections

It’s official.  The new Pope will be Francis.  He will certainly have his hands full as he tries lead the Catholic world while anchoring the Colorado Rotation with reliability.  Jeff Francis may not have been the obvious choice for Pope but he is certainly an imposing lefty who brings a certain Argentinean (or Canadian) flare [...]

David Wright Is The Man

As my dad used to say – and he’s been quoted by so many – “Some are born to greatness; others have greatness thrust upon them.” Often we find ourselves in situations not of our own making, that result in us as human beings taking a step forward and producing results surprising to even ourselves. [...]

Be wary of Santana-gate

Just in case there’s any confusion if Johan Santana was upset with the New York Mets, one team official told the Daily News “This wouldn’t be the time to approach him about helping with any team functions” on March 12. Supposedly, the star and General Manager Sandy Alderson spoke the following day and neither holds [...]

Three reasons Matt Harvey needs to be the Opening Day starter

In the past few days, reports have surfaced regarding Johan Santana's eligibility for throwing the first pitch of the 2013 season in April, citing "shoulder fatigue" as the primary reason. While there has been much debate on his future, the immediate question for the Mets should be who will start for them on Opening Day? [...]

Zack Wheeler And Travis d’Arnaud Are Players From Another Era

The readership of this site seems to skew toward a younger demographic. Every now and then, a history lesson is in order. Now is one of those times. There was a time when highly-touted rookies could make a team right out of Spring Training. Heck, there were a couple of notable players from the 1960s [...]

Spring Training stats mean more than usual for the 2013 Mets

If you’ve heard it once, you’ve heard it a thousand times – Spring Training stats are meaningless. There are several different reasons why this is true, none more so important than the fact that 50 PA or 10 IP is not enough to trump multiple seasons worth of results. Anyone who doubts that needs to [...]

Five reasons Jordany Valdespin should make the roster

The team does not have an elite (or even a good) base stealer (David Wright?  Maybe…) without him.  Jordany Valdespin is a threat to swipe a bag and actually seems to have improved his instincts a little so he’s not 100% ability when running. Fielding is a thing you might want.  Let us pretend that [...]

Does Matt Den Dekker deserve a roster spot?

With Kirk Nieuwenhuis’ knee injury and his overall ineffectiveness during the second half of 2012, the Mets should look to other options to fill out a center field platoon with Collin Cowgill.  The best and perhaps only other candidate the team has is Matt Den Dekker. After being selected in the fifth round of the [...]