Inarguably, the worst trade in New York Mets history grew out of the Amazin’s need for more offense out of their third baseman and their ability to trade from the strength of surplus young starting pitching. It was the winter of 1971. Then General Manager Bob Scheffing surveyed the trade market and set his sights [...]
There’s been a lot of worry about the age of the Mets’ rotation, especially with newly acquired Justin Verlander getting ready to embark on his age-40 season. But while it’s a good idea to avoid hitters this age – and frankly quite a few years earlier than that – there’s no reason to fret about [...]
Filling the third base position has always been a challenge for the Mets as demonstrated by the fact that they have trotted out 182 different players to try and handle the hot corner since their 1962 inaugural season. Of those 182 players, only 25 have played more than 100 games. 112 players appeared at 3B [...]
Vin Scully passed away last August at the age of 94, after a baseball broadcasting career with the Dodgers that lasted from 1950-2016. He was a man who was probably the best at his profession of anyone who ever lived. But, what’s this about his Mets legacy? It's true that Scully never was a play-by-play [...]
The New York Mets have their own Hall of Fame with plaques and stories in Citi Field. Mind you, these are not retired numbers; they are Mets Hall of Fame members. When Nelson Doubleday purchased the Mets (including the Wilpons), they created the Mets HOF. And of course, Joan Payson was the first inductee. The [...]
The baseball offseason is a great time to chat about the hot stove and look back at some of the more historical moments in the rich history of baseball. With this in mind, 2023 is the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Mets team that won the NL East with an 82-79 record, then captured the [...]
It was this week in the year 1999 that the New York Mets executed a trade that gave them two of the final pieces of their pennant-winning 2000 squad: acquiring NL Cy Young Award runner-up Mike Hampton and outfielder Derek Bell from the Houston Astros for Roger Cedeno, Octavio Dotel and minor league pitcher Kyle [...]
If you’ve been a Mets fan for any amount of time, you’ve no doubt heard about how the team’s been involved in some horrible trades. There is no shortage of articles online with titles like “Top 10 worst trades in Mets history.” It’s tough to lose talent. So, it may comes as a surprise to [...]
It was a transition year for the Mets in 1964. The team, in its third season of operation, moved into shiny, brand-new Shea Stadium, and even hosted the All-Star game. However their record only improved slightly, and they were doomed to yet another 10th-place season with a final record of 53-109. However, as the regular [...]
Baseball fans – and particularly Mets fans, I think – are a lot like dogs: if something happens once, it happens all the time, every time. It becomes instant tradition. It seems that’s how the Baseball Gods want it. We Mets fans used to listen to Ralph Kiner on the broadcasts and he would bluntly [...]
With MLB ground to a halt, and no trips to go to Spring Training, I spent some of my weekend going to some local antique stores. It’s a great place to find old magazines, usually LOOK, TIME, SPORT and the like. I happened to stumble across a bin of old Baseball Digests. I have been [...]
Ya see? Speaking up works, even if it did take seven years. The above article was written on the cusp of a season of Mets’ glory, had we but known at the time. It is the nature of the beast to rail at ownership when you’re a Mets fan, even at the start of something [...]