So, how’s your bracket looking? I’m a notoriously poor bracket picker, so bad that I have never won an NCAA pool that didn’t have us pick names out of a hat. But my bracket is in good shape after three days’ worth of games and I’m in third place in my 28-person pool. Plus one of the games I missed was Duke and I’m quite happy to see them lose to a #15 seed. Amazing…
If only bringing prospects to the majors were as easy as cooking poultry. They’d have these little plastic buttons and when they popped you’d know it was time for them to be promoted to the next level. However, until baseball decides to implant devices in players that monitor their physical, mental and emotional well-being a lot of it comes down to guess work. Let us look at Matt Harvey. Is He Physically Ready?: Height: 6’4”…
One of the main concerns for the Mets heading into this season was how they would go about filling the void at the top of the order that was left when Jose Reyes left for Miami. While some petitioned for perhaps Daniel Murphy or Ruben Tejada to land the role, the odds on favorite was always Andres Torres. And if Spring Training games are any indication, Torres is off to a running start. In seven…
Terry Collins has always been known as a manager with a lot of fire. There were some Mets fans who followed his career and did not want him as a manager for the New York Mets. It was felt among some that because he never managed a playoff team and players from Anaheim wanted him out, left many thinking he was not the right fit. However, Collins has proven his detractors wrong. During the 1999…
Today’s game was painful for a few reasons: one, I had to sit through nine innings of major league players trying to play baseball, and two, I was sitting out in The Berm, which is the seating area on the ground in right field. I wouldn’t recommend these “seats” for anyone if they go. While it’s a different way to watch the game, the angle of the grass we were sitting on combined with the…
In four seasons in the minors Josh Satin has a .307/.397/.467 line, including a .325/.423/.538 line at Double-A last year. He’s a little bit like Daniel Murphy in that he can hit but he’s not an exceptional fielder. Also like Murphy, Satin has experience playing numerous positions, having played 1B, 2B and 3B last year in the high minors. Satin is getting an extended look in Spring Training, with 20 ABs so far this year,…
For the Mets, 1978 was already shaping up to be a rough year by June 30. The team was dispirited, the fan base was dwindling and those that remained continued to pine for the banished Tom Seaver. The team’s hierarchy tried to salve the fans’ wounds by going out and signing free agents, something they had vowed never to do. Unfortunately, instead of signing Reggie Jackson or Bobby Grich, ownership brought in Tom Hausman and…
The secret is out, Lucas Duda is good. And while that is good news for the Mets, sometimes it’s best for some things to be kept a secret. After blowing up in the second half of last year while batting .322 with 10 home runs and 38 RBI’s in 205 at-bats, a lot more is expected out of Duda this year. His power potential is tickling the fancy of many Mets’ fans in need of…
METS RHEINGOLD COASTER If you’re any sort of collector/curator/hoarder, you’ve no doubt come across an item in your possession that left you scratching your head. Well, I have one for your consideration today. This is a disposable coaster made of thin pressed cork. The disc seems like it would go to pieces after four or five meetings with a mug of frosty cold Rheingold. And really, who among us wouldn’t? Given that Rheingold went under…
Well there weren’t many positives to take away from Tuesday’s game. It was nice to see strong>Matt Den Dekker and Cesar Puello play next to each other in the outfield and Daniel Murphy keeps proving he’s going to be one of the best hitters in the league this year. The pitchers struggled as much as the hitters, and if Mike Pelfrey keeps giving up as many fly balls as he did today he won’t be…
OK, so yesterday, Monday, March 12, was not the best for the Mets. David Wright – on the shelf for a week and a half – was in New York, getting cortisone for his sore ribs. Tim Byrdak found out he has a torn meniscus and is having surgery as we speak. Lucas Duda started the day off nursing a sore low back. Scott Hairston hasn’t swung a bat yet, due to straining the same…
Lefty reliever Tim Byrdak underwent successful arthroscopic knee surgery to repair his torn meniscus and will be out for a minimum of six weeks. Last season, his first year with the Mets, Byrdak posted a 3.82 ERA and a 1.407 WHIP. That performance so overwhelmed the team’s brass that they rushed out and signed the 38 year old to a contract for 2012. Now the team is scrambling to find his replacement. Let’s get one…
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