2014 was year where the Mets wanted to fix a major issue that has crippled the team in the past: the bullpen. An influx of young, power arms like Vic Black, Josh Edgin, Jenrry Mejia and Jeurys Familia were going to re-establish the Mets as a team with a quality bullpen. Those guys went above [...]
Your intrepid columnist is not ashamed to admit he’s a bit of a TV sitcom junkie. He’s seen ‘em come and seen ‘em go. All In The Family, M*A*S*H, The Cosby Show, Cheers, Seinfeld, The Big Bang Theory, both Bob Newhart shows…the list goes on. One of the best, though, is about to have the [...]
The New York Mets have played their way out of contention. This isn't news. The only things that we, as fans, have to hold onto are the memories of great moments this season and personal accolades that players have left to strive to obtain. Four examples of these are Jacob deGrom, Juan Lagares, Daniel Murphy [...]
If you look at the Nationals, you see a team that’s winning now and in decent position to win the next few years. That essentially applies to the Braves, too. The Marlins made a deadline trade to bolster their chances at winning right now. We can debate the merits of that deal but if nothing [...]
The September of their years.
Matt den Dekker is not known as a power hitting outfielder. The 17 home runs he hit between Double-A and Triple-A in 2012 are the most he's ever had in one season. But Las Vegas is a home run haven, so there is so trepidation with relying on those numbers. Yet for some reason, den [...]
The fate of a franchise is an awfully big burden to put on one man’s shoulders. Or should I say shoulder – singular? The Mets are scuffling along, barely surviving August with their dignity intact, the odd triple play notwithstanding. As of this writing, their record stands at 61-70. There have been many chins wagging [...]
Here’s a look at 10 Mets minor league hitters who received a midseason promotion. Each of these players accumulated at least 100 PA for two different teams in the organization. Gavin Cecchini – 12/22/93 (20) SAL – 259 PA, .259/.333/.408 FSL – 246 PA, .230/.325/.344 Got off to a brutal start in the Hi-A Florida [...]
For years the debate raged on. Should the Mets keep Ike Davis or Lucas Duda as their first baseman? Some thought that Duda was the clear-cut better choice, while others steadfastly defended Davis. I flip-flopped my stance on Davis more times than your average Washington politician. Coming into this season, my stance was I thought [...]