A full year of Yoenis Cespedes anchoring the middle of the lineup. This was clearly a different offense once Cespedes came aboard. Even when he’s not red hot, his presence in the three or four spot allows hitters like Lucas…
Well, that kind of stunk. The Mets traveled across the state of Florida to take on the power-laden Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin: a three-and-a-half-hour bus ride to a place they hadn’t played in 27 years. As Adam Rubin pointed…
WAR, standing for Wins Above Replacement (player), is part of the alphabet soup of Sabermetric terms that Mets’ manager Terry Collins has no interest in. This is unfortunate since the stat has its value despite some nagging flaws. Its biggest…
The New York Mets have two promising players on their bench this year. Both Wilmer Flores and Juan Lagares have had playing time in the majors, and have performed decently. While they could be starting, the Mets were worried about…
A good friend, Ethan Ritter Schrott and I have wanted to co-write a series of articles for some time. He is an ardent Yankee fan and I’m a dyed in the wool Met fan and we’ve had arguments, since our…
In 2015 from the beginning of the year until the end of July, the Mets hit 89 homers in 103 games and had a 53-50 mark. After the acquisition of Yoenis Cespedes, the Mets hit 88 homers in 59 games…
We’re just about two weeks away from the Mets’ season opener in Kansas City, and the excitement is ramping up. There’s excitement that comes with the start of any new baseball season, regardless of your team’s prospects. This year is…
1982 DONRUSS PROOF MOOKIE WILSON The card of the week is not really a card but a proof of a card. It is a 1982 Donruss Mookie Wilson. We call these blues in the print industry. This is the front-only…
With just 17 days to go until opening day, the Mets coaching staff and front office are busy making their final judgments before finalizing the 25-man roster for opening day. For the first time in years, Port St. Lucie has…
A year ago at this time, we heard a lot of palaver about how hungry to return to the World Series the Kansas City Royals were. They were seen as fluky pennant winners in 2014 and were picked by some…
For those of us who believe that the efficient use of Sabermetrics can improve a team’s chance of winning the remarks by Mets’ manager Terry Collins last month were dismaying. In a USA Today article he said this: “I’m not…
A quick one, while he’s away
