Whether it is how well your sports team did last year or your son’s weekly bowling scores it is human nature to always want to see improvement from year to year (or week to week). One of my favorite sports quotes came from the undistinguished 1950s starting pitcher Billy Loes. He said, “Never win 20 [...]
As the offseason progresses, it seems that the offseason gets slower and slower. With all the chatter about the Mets looking to upgrade on offense, at times it seems like the only problem not facing the Mets these days is the rotation. That being said, the Mets should make a change in their area of [...]
Will anything he do in the future top passing out while announcing the extension for Terry Collins?
All of us were excited that Matt Harvey was returning to the mound in 2016 but none of us were sure what to expect. And Harvey ended up with a fantastic return, PR nightmare aside. But that was far from a given before the start of Spring Training. With that in mind, check in on [...]
This is the fifth entry in our prospect series, where we’re counting down the top 50 prospects for the Mets. Four people were involved in this project and what you see is a group consensus, not the results of one person. You can view 50-47, 46-43, 42-39 & 38-35 if you have not already seen [...]
This is the fourth entry in our prospect series, where we’re counting down the top 50 prospects for the Mets. Four people were involved in this project and what you see is a group consensus, not the results of one person. You can view 42-39 if you have not already seen it. Here are the next four: [...]
Yoenis Cespedes is a beast. Physicists examine the explosion of ball off his bat for the Big Bang Theory. His home runs make fireworks look like pop caps. He runs so fast he makes Speedy Gonzalez look like regular Gonzalez. He is, the most interesting man in baseball. Cespedes joined the New York Mets for [...]
This is the third entry in our prospect series, where we’re counting down the top 50 prospects for the Mets. Four people were involved in this project and what you see is a group consensus, not the results of one person. You can view 46-43 if you have not already seen it. Here are the [...]
If you go way way back in Mets history you know that the earliest off seasons featured the team’s front office just trying to add some major league caliber players to the roster. But if you fast forward to the modern era of bullpen usage you know that one off season task the Mets continually [...]
This is the second entry in our prospect series, where we’re counting down the top 50 prospects for the Mets. Four people were involved in this project and what you see is a group consensus, not the results of one person. You can view 50-47 if you have not already seen it. Here are the [...]
There’s always speculation this time of year about what free agents the Mets might sign and what trades we might make. But this year the hot stove is really boiling over. Playing in the World Series and then having arguably your two best hitters hit free agency will do that. Adding to the intrigue is [...]
Happy Thanksgiving! May all of your family and football traditions go off without a hitch. Obviously, here we’re all thankful that the Mets made the World Series and we had baseball into November. In that way, it seems like Thanksgiving is coming mighty early this year. Another thing that makes it odd is that there’s [...]