They get swept, they sweep. They get swept, they sweep. That’s how it’s looked since Friday, June 8, when the Mets walked into Yankee Stadium, fresh off dropping two in Washington, with Johan Santana making his first nerve-wracking appearance since…
Perspectives
Mack Ade: The changing of baseball
by Mack Ade • • 4 Comments
Editor’s note – This is a guest post by friend of the site Mack Ade, Founder of Mack’s Mets and Draft Eligible. If you’re a fan of either the minor leagues or the draft you already know about Mack’s work.…
Perspectives
Jordany Valdespin: “I’m the man right now!”
by Dan Stack • • 6 Comments
If you live in the New York area and listen to the “Boomer and Carton Show” on WFAN, then you may know that they like to play a certain sound bite when talking about the Mets’ utility player Jordany Valdespin.…
Card of the Week
Mets Card of the Week: 1995 Bret Saberhagen
by Doug Parker • • 4 Comments
1995 SUMMIT BRET SABERHAGEN R.A. Dickey is on track to have one of the seminal pitching seasons in Mets’ history, one to rank right up there with ’69 Seaver, ’85 Gooden, and ’88 Cone. A lesser man might be tempted…
Perspectives
The 2012 Mets Will Go As Far As R.A. Dickey And Johan Santana Take Them
by Charlie Hangley • • 3 Comments
Ho-hum. Another R.A. Dickey one-hitter? Must be Monday. I kid…I kid. There’s hardly any other way to express my admiration for the other-worldly performance put on by one Robert Allen Dickey for the New York Metropolitans in the year 2012…
Perspectives
The crazy and unlikely success of Chris Young
by Brian Joura • • 3 Comments
I am glad that Chris Young is back in the rotation for the Mets; however, I am not quite sure exactly why. Obviously, he is an upgrade on Chris Schwinden. But if you go down and list his pros and…
History, Research
Lucas Duda and the longest on-base streaks in Mets history
by Brian Joura • • 6 Comments
A double in the sixth inning Sunday extended Lucas Duda’s streak or reaching base to 20 games. It’s the career-best mark for Duda and he has moved past Josh Thole for the second-longest streak this season, trailing only the 23-game…
Minor Leagues
Mets Minors: Cam Maron defies reason with hot streak
by David Groveman • • 4 Comments
Hicksville, NY native, Cam Maron is one of two Met catching prospects who seem to have the makings of future MLB players. His calling card has been a solid average with little power and no speed. His patience and contact…
Uncategorized
Mets360 flashback: Memories of a vacant lot
by Brian Joura • • 3 Comments
This is a blog about the Mets but today I ask you for a brief break from our favorite team. This is a personal article, written three years ago. It’s about baseball – in a way – but I hope…
Minor Leagues
Maximizing Wilmer Flores’ positional value
by David Groveman • • 12 Comments
Not all positions are created equal. Many positions have a higher value to a farm system because they are, frankly, harder to play. For a given position a player must be naturally gifted with 1 of 4 abilities: Arm, Hands,…
Perspectives
Ike Davis taking a turn for the better
by Dan Stack • • 1 Comment
By no measure can we say that that Ike Davis is back just yet. I think he’d have to be way north of the interstate to back up that claim. However, not anymore can we say he is a lost…
Perspectives
How to trade Jason Bay
by Mike Koehler • • 12 Comments
Jason Bay signed a four-year, $66-million contract with the New York Mets on Dec. 29, 2009, and the deal has been a bust since Day 1. Meet Jason Bay, Then And Now Through 11 years as a major leaguer, Bay…