For the last 25 years, Howie Rose and Mets baseball have been synonymous. Since 1987, Rose has been the host of Mets Extra, done TV play-by-play on Fox Sports New York, and in 2004, moved to the radio booth to replace the legendary Bob Murphy. Rose, a Queens native, has become a staple on WFAN’s [...]
It’s that time of the year! Time to see what the Mets PR and marketing staff have come up with to entice you to step right up and greet the Mets. Of course a team that won much more than they lost WOULD help, but such as it is, here is what promotions and special [...]
Last week Mets fans saw something scary: Jenrry Mejia made his first spring-training appearance. The outing was less than ideal. In only one inning of work, Mejia gave up five runs total -- four of them coming from a grand slam by Casey Kotchman. Mejia’s performance has come as a bit of a shock. The [...]
As of today, Mets ace Johan Santana has yet to throw an in-game pitch this spring. His first game was pushed back to mid-March, which the Mets attributed to "lack of arm strength." As Mets fans know, a Santana setback is definitely not something that should be taken lightly. Santana was placed on the disabled [...]
Imagine if you will a player, with extremely good hitting ability, a body that should support growing power and enough discipline to hack it in the majors. All that has been holding him back is an inability to actually play a given position. Yet now… he seems to have found a position where he can [...]
The Mets’ first spring telecast from Port St. Lucie was this past Saturday (2/24). This was good news on several fronts. It pointed out that spring – the actual season, spring – is, indeed, on the way, that we here in the chilly Northeast will shortly be freed from this bleak midwinter. It evoked a [...]
The New York Mets took a chance nearly two years ago when they traded an established outfielder and clubhouse leader in Carlos Beltran. Beltran, who still ranks in the top ten in several offensive categories in Mets history, has recently stated that their gamble paid off. At the time, the experts proclaimed that the immediate [...]
“I gotta have more Cowgill!” Ok, now that that’s out of my system, I promise no more references to the famous SNL skit “I gotta have more cowbell!” with the great Will Ferrell and Christopher Walken. Regardless, after the way Collin Cowgill has started his spring, the joke does have some merit. We really do [...]
This past off season was mired in small moves. The Mets didn't make the large splash everyone had hoped. Even GM Sandy Alderson admitted he had his eyes set on bigger fish but had to eventually resign himself to the fact that the current roster would have to suffice. Names like Justin Upton and Michael [...]
Over the course of Spring Training, we will be doing a series of articles where we analyze the Mets announcers (both current and former). Today we bring you the first article in the series: Gary, Keith and Ron. There are two categories of baseball broadcasters: Vin Scully and everyone else. In recent years, one television [...]
40-Man Prospects: Robert Carson LHRP – Carson has a reasonably good shot of making the roster as a lefty in the bullpen but he’s hardly alone in the field and could be slated to start the year in AAA with Josh Edgin and some of the veteran arms getting the nod. The key with Carson [...]
This will conclude the look at 2012’s contribution to the minutia of Met history with movements on various All-Time pitching lists Leafing through the 2012 Media Guides, sees Johan Santana being 3rd in all-time ERA (minimum 500 IP) as the only active Met on the leaderboards listed (well, with the exception of Bobby Parnell being [...]