If you’re a Met fan – and if you’re reading this, I can safely assume that you are — today is one of those dates you remember. Like a space shot, hearing a classic hit song for the first time…
Perspectives
Mets’ top priority after Reyes is at closer
by Brian Joura • • 21 Comments
The Mets’ top offseason priority is to re-sign Jose Reyes. Regardless of how that turns out, the next thing on their to-do list is to acquire a closer. During the year so much of the attention was on making sure…
Perspectives
A look at Mike Baxter’s chances in 2012
by Brian Joura • • 0 Comments
One of the essential things to think about in the offseason is how the roster for the following year will shake out. We’ve done it here at 360, both in terms of Rule 5 purposes and to see how the…
History, Trivia
Mets Trivia: 500 times four
by Brian Joura • • 1 Comment
Seeing Nolan Ryan on television all of the time these days and he’s immediately thought of as part of the Rangers. But Ryan spent five or more years with four different clubs, pitching 100 games or more with each of…
Perspectives
Reyes, Pagan and the importance of SB for the Mets
by Brian Joura • • 0 Comments
The Mets have never been known as a team that steals a lot of bases. Yet if you look at their year-by-year stolen base totals, you notice that eight of the top 10 Mets teams in stolen bases also finished…
Perspectives
Will the real David Wright please stand up?
by Brian Joura • • 4 Comments
I am a David Wright fan. But having said that, he is by no means untouchable and GM Sandy Alderson would be doing the Mets a disservice if he did not explore the trade market for Wright this offseason. The…
Card of the Week
Mets Card of the Week: 1974 Harry Parker
by Doug Parker • • 2 Comments
1974 TOPPS HARRY PARKER I once had a Little League coach who called me “Dave.” He wasn’t being clever, or even ironic. He was just enough of a baseball fan that when he saw “D. Parker” on his lineup card,…
Perspectives
The 2012 Mets: Trusting Sandy Alderson
by Charlie Hangley • • 4 Comments
The two League Championship Series have just concluded and we’ll see a never-before matchup in the World Series. Texas-St. Louis offers a couple of fresh – and one most unlikely – faces on the national stage. This will be the…
Perspectives
Mets 2012 payroll situation not as bleak as it seems
by Brian Joura • • 5 Comments
Originally, I was very troubled about the news that the Mets would have a $100-$110 million payroll in 2012. But after running some numbers, I think it’s not going to be as big of a catastrophe as I originally thought,…
History, Trivia
Mets Trivia: International edition
by Brian Joura • • 3 Comments
One of the wonderful things about baseball is how many people from all over the world play the game. MLB rosters have players from the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Panama, Venezuela, Columbia, Australia, Korea and…
History, Research
Top 10 best hot streaks in Mets history
by Brian Joura • • 4 Comments
The 2011 Mets finished under .500 but they had an 88-game stretch where they played at a .568 clip (50-38). That got me wondering what the best stretch for wins in franchise history was for the Mets. Below is the…
Perspectives
Targeting possible cheap free agent options for the Mets
by Dan Stack • • 17 Comments
While, of course, the main objective for the Mets this offseason is resigning Jose Reyes, there are other avenues that Sandy Alderson will look to improve the Mets for the 2012 season. Alderson has an allotment of money to spend…