Despite gaping holes in the outfield and the bullpen, there has been a bunch of speculation recently about the Mets chasing another starting pitcher. Okay, it’s the offseason and I know all too well how exciting it is to have something new to write about in late December. Still, would it be too much to [...]
The Mayan Apocalypse has come and gone and the world is still here, which means it’s time to start Christmas shopping. No doubt lots of you want to leave coal in the stockings of everyone related to the Mets but let’s at least give the players something that they really need. With that in mind, [...]
Now that the R.A. Dickey and David Wright questions have been answered, the Mets can move on to other business. But before we can get into specifics, let’s go back and look at one of the most fundamental questions there is as far as team building: What’s the available payroll for 2013? After last year, [...]
It was winter in Flushing, And all through the land, The fans were bemoaning, The lack of a plan, We had jettisoned Jason, Who sank in the Bay, We had snuggled up Wright, And convinced him to stay, We had talked to Saint Dickey, And we begged him, Don’t Go! But we’d spent all our [...]
After finalizing the R.A. Dickey trade earlier in the week with the Blue Jays-which brought in uber prospects Travis d’Arnaud and Noah Syndergaard-the Mets will now look to continue its facelift this offseason by addressing other needs-most notably the outfield. So, where do the Mets turn to now? How do they go about upgrading the [...]
Build a new foundation now, or keep up with “Proven Crap?” That does seem to be the eternal debate when it comes to Met fandom in midst of horrendous down years. It was heard during the down fall of the Worst Team That Money Can Buy run, it was heard after the spending spree of [...]
Fare thee well, R.A. Dickey. You were a terrific pitcher while you were here, and are an even better human being wherever you are. We, the fan base of the New York Mets wish you nothing but success in the jungle that is the AL East, especially against your new ultimate rivals, the New York [...]
Fox Sports is reporting that the Mets and Blue Jays have agreed to a deal that will send R.A. Dickey to Toronto, pending the Blue Jays being able to work out an extension with the knuckleball pitcher. Toronto has 72 hours, or until 2:00 PM Tuesday to sign Dickey. Earlier reports had Dickey as part [...]
Saturday was surreal. It was weird enough to refresh Mets Blog and Twitter every 10 minutes for 12 hours but even stranger was the column posted by the New York Post’s Ken Davidoff, which to the average reader amounted to nothing more than a hatchet job on R.A. Dickey. If on Friday you asked me [...]
Surely all of you have heard the news of Josh Hamilton signing a lucrative five-year deal (worth approximately $125 million) with the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. It's a move that is sending shock waves through the league.The Angels are making a strong push to make a run at the World Series while also tossing [...]
A “New York minute” is a phrase to describe an incredibly brief moment of time. Or as Johnny Carson once explained, it's the interval between a Manhattan traffic light turning green and the guy behind you honking his horn. Right now, Mets fans are wondering why Sandy Alderson doesn’t fix all of the team’s problems [...]
The Mets hold an annual Christmas party for charity, where they invite both players and members of the media. This is usually a win-win-win situation. Obviously, the charities win. The Mets win by getting publicity in late December that they otherwise would not receive. And the fans win because reporters get access to players and [...]