On a cold December day in 2013, the New York Mets signed lefty outfielder Curtis Granderson to a four year, $60 Million contract. Expecting a power hitting slugger, the Mets would in fact receive a fascinating and unexpected leadoff hitter. For the magical 2015 season, the formula of batting Granderson in the lead-off spot, paid [...]
Mets pitchers and catchers will be reporting to Port St. Lucie for Spring Training in just four weeks. Now there's something to smile about. However, with a quieter than usual hot stove season, many teams, including the Mets, find themselves with incomplete rosters and some remaining holes to fill and issues to sort out before [...]
Baseball is really something, y’know? A six-month, 162-game haul that can take us on an emotional rollercoaster that makes the Coney Island Cyclone look like a kiddy ride. And if your team is having a bad season, it can be a horrible slog. The trick is to find joy in the game itself. Over the [...]
The Mets have a glut of outfielders this year, and it's no secret they would like to deal Jay Bruce, who arrived at the trade deadline last season from the Reds for high-rated prospect Dilson Herrera. What would be a good landing spot for the corner outfielder who will turn 30 this year? It just [...]
Terry Collins is entering the 2017 MLB season as the oldest manager in the sport. He will turn 68 this May as he begins his seventh and possibly final season as the Mets skipper. Many have speculated that Collins will retire at the end of this season although he has cast doubt on that notion [...]
As we enter the Top 20 we no longer see players who have so-so ceilings or little likelihood of reaching the majors. Most teams can boast a reasonably elite Top 20. The Mets are not as elite as some and their lack of depth is visible if you compare them to the deepest farm systems [...]
When the Mets won their first World Series in 1969, they received 51 complete games from their starters. Last year their staff posted just one complete game. Many people wish that we would go back to the starting usage from that earlier era. My thought is that in the overall scheme of things, we’re better [...]
Mackey Sasser will forever be known by his distinct, hesitation ridden throws to the pitcher. Should T.J Rivera turn out to be a solid major league player, Sasser should be remembered for getting him there. In fact, it was Sasser that recommended Rivera to the Mets organization. Sasser was Rivera's collegiate coach, and realized his [...]
Our proud general manager may never cop to it, but it's easy to imagine him wishing he could take back that ill-fated in-season trade of second base prospect Dilson Hererra for a certain streaky and one-dimensional slugger from Cincinnati. Bad moves have a way of trickling down and begetting other ill-fated moves and it can [...]
We’re 12 days into the New Year and already the winter has been too long. For a fan base starved for Met news, any little bit that comes out between now and February 12 is a blessing. Minor league signings? Bring ‘em on! Non-roster spring training invites? Tell us more! Any news not involving Tim [...]
However big you think you are, baseball will humble you. Barry Bonds once went 23 ABs without a hit. Gary Carter went 247 PA between his 299th and 300th career homers. Willie Mays started his career 1-26. The flip side of that is if you stick around long enough, every dog has his day. Let’s [...]
A recent "Antiques Roadshow" had a Mets spin on it. If you're not familiar with the show, a viewer brings in a collectible, like the souvenir spoon collection they inherited from their Aunt Lillian and experts tell them what it's worth. It could be $20, or if they are lucky the collection includes the rare [...]