Typical progressions for Mets first-round picks from high school

Earlier today, David Groveman wrote a piece on Dominic Smith and the typical progression of players through the minors. The purpose was to advise caution and not expect Smith to come up and be a contributor anytime soon. It’s always a good idea to advise caution with prospects. However, I believe that guys who make [...]

The Mets should take their own Hall of Fame seriously (Part II)

Last week we looked at the Mets Hall of Fame and reviewed a few of the position players who are noticeably conspicuous by their absence. What about pitching?  Currently there are only 5 Mets pitchers in the organization’s Hall of Fame: Tom Seaver Jerry Koosman Tug McGraw Dwight Gooden John Franco Last week’s list contained [...]

Parallel Earth: Mets make play for Willie McCovey

Recently an eBay auction for a “unique” collectable caught my attention.  The opening price was only about 4 bucks for an 8x10 mockup of Willie McCovey’s 1968 Topps baseball card.  Only instead of the Giant road greys, Stretch was seen in vintage Met road greys (which is slightly odd considering the photo on the card [...]

The Mets should take their own Hall of Fame seriously

The New York Mets have their own Hall of Fame.  There are currently 26 members.  There has only been one inductee since 2010 and only five since 2002.  Why doesn’t Met management take their own Hall of Fame seriously?  Here are the members (and what their primary association with the teams is): 1981 - Joan [...]

Mets we’ve loved: Jon Matlack

Jonathan Trumpbour Matlack joined the New York Mets starting rotation in 1972.  He stood 6' 3" and threw left-handed.  Overshadowed by other new additions to the team (like Willie Mays and Rusty Staub), Matlack’s contributions to the team were still substantial.  That year, he started 32 games and threw 4 shutouts.  Matlack would go 15-10, [...]

Mets Sports Illustrated covers throughout the years

In honor of Matt Harvey being the regional cover boy of Sports Illustrated last week, it might be a fun trip into the TARDIS/Delorean/hot tub/time travel device of your choice…or even SI’s online archives, and chronicle Met covers through the years. We start off with March 5th, 1962 and a rather dour Casey Stengel in [...]

Closer Bobby Parnell stuck on zero saves despite Mets’ five wins

The Mets are 5-2 after taking long-time nemesis Roy Halladay behind the woodshed last night. The starting pitchers have a 1.87 ERA with six Quality Starts in seven outings, with the lone non-QS coming with Aaron Laffey on the mound and Anthony Recker behind the plate. The offense has delivered a home run in each [...]