The New York tabloids are beside themselves this morning. “Same Old Mets” brays the back page of the New York Daily News. “Buzzkill” blares the New York Post. “Old Timers Day” chortles Newsday. The reason for all this LOLMetsing? The team announced that Bartolo Colon would be the starter on Opening Day against the Nationals [...]
In 1973, our Mets reached the pinnacle of baseball for the second time in five years. The legendary Willie Mays was able to end his career as a World Series champion instead of how the real 1973 ended, with Mays being remembered for several flubbed plays in that championship contest. Tom Seaver won his second [...]
Fantasy baseball is a game for the long haul. Unlike fantasy football, where one bad week can ruin your entire season, the chances of one bad week throwing off your year in fantasy baseball are slim. Much like the real-life version, the game is a grind, and knowing the ins and outs of valuable players [...]
Zack Wheeler has had a history of pain in his throwing elbow before and now has resulted in the need for Tommy John Surgery. The Mets knowledge of his elbow led him to be kept away from the trading block for the winter and see how well he could perform during spring training. He received [...]
With Daniel Murphy seemingly destined to start the season on the disabled list after suffering a hamstring injury, the Opening Day second base job most likely belongs to Ruben Tejada. With Wilmer Flores sporting a walking boot after fouling a ball off his foot on Sunday’s game against the Yankees, Matt Reynolds appears to be [...]
The Mets have suffered some devastating injuries to their pitching staff this spring, including Josh Edgin and Zack Wheeler. However, the starting lineup has an injury that will impact the first couple of weeks. Daniel Murphy may be placed on the disabled list with a right hamstring injury, creating a need to find a second [...]
Look, all I know is what they taught me at SABR Blogging school. There are certain rules about baseball. Rule number one is young pitchers get hurt. And rule number two is strategy can't change rule number one. Now is an appropriate time to re-work this M*A*S*H quote. It seems all that anyone wants to [...]
Part of the fallout of the news of Zack Wheeler's impending Tommy John (TJ) surgery has been the commentary on the way in which the Mets managed his innings and (later reported) ailments last season. There have been plenty of Monday morning doctors, fueled by tidbits of information spun into speculation by the media, suggesting [...]
MLB.com has released its top 30 Mets prospect list, which you can see here. The best thing about the list is the pictures that accompany each player. If you're looking for analysis, you'll be disappointed. But that's okay. At this point you likely know who all of the guys are, anyway. The Mets' system is [...]
After a terrific regular season in 1972 and a nail biting rush to the division title with the Pirates, the Mets had fallen short of returning to the World Series, again falling to the Big Red Machine from Cincinnati, as they had in 1970. After losing out to the Reds twice in three years, the [...]