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 [...]
Why do Met fans shake their fists and groan when Tom Glavine’s name is mentioned? What did he do to deserve an eternal banishment to the club’s dog-house? What happened to turn this 300-game winner into a target of scorn? THE FACTS: Tom Glavine signed a 4-year $42.5 million dollar deal with the New York [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A year-by-year examination of how Mets players did in the All-Star game in the polyester 70s. And Maz got hosed in 1979.
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 [...]
With the All Star Game coming to Citi Field, it might be fun to run down Mets in All Star Game history. First up the 1960s. 1962: Game 1 7/10 DC Stadium, Washington, DC NL 3-AL1 The Mets' first representatives for an All Star Game were centerfielder Richie Ashburn as a reserve outfielder, and [...]
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, [...]
George Stone was a great Met. He didn’t last that long with the team but he was an integral part of the 1973 championship team’s starting rotation. Bob Scheffing acquired George Stone as part of the November 1972 transaction with the Atlanta Braves. The Mets dealt Gary Gentry and Danny Frisella to the Braves in [...]
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 [...]
The starter is getting tired. The call goes out to the bullpen. Within ten minutes, the crowd sees the reliever making his way to the mound on foot. But in the old days, relievers rode to the mound in the Bullpen Cart. Who remembers that? The cart’s top was a big Mets Cap. The sides [...]
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 [...]