One thing that’s a little too easy to gloss over is a team’s 40-man roster. Part of the reason is that it’s constantly changing. The other part is that a lot of the names on there just aren’t very exciting. But the 40-man gives you the big picture, specifically how the depth of the organization [...]
In a few days, the Pack will resume its basketball season, after having an extended break. The team sits at 9-3 but the early-season schedule didn’t divulge a whole lot. The good news is that they didn’t get tripped up by any of the tomato cans on the schedule. Additionally, they won a conference road [...]
The Mets’ best month in 2023 was July, when the team went 14-9. In that month they at last got the pitching rotation they hoped to have all year, as Jose Quintana finally was activated from the IL, while Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander were hitting their stride. But June had been so horrendous and [...]
Reading the comments on various posts here and it’s easy to see that fans are getting restless for the Mets to make some moves this offseason. And by moves, it means something more exciting than Kyle Crick or Adrian Houser. After the three previous years of Steve Cohen ownership, ones that saw the addition of [...]
1967 TOPPS GREG GOOSSEN Back in the 1970s, when I collected cards with my brother Gary and things weren’t as immediately available as they are now, we were looking for a Tom Seaver rookie card. The checklists of the day wouldn’t list who was on the card; it would just say Mets Rookies. We found [...]
What if in 2023, the NBA, NFL and NHL existed but there was no baseball? If you were starting MLB from scratch today, how different would it be from what we watch currently? Everything is on the table, so we can remove things or add things however you see fit. Here are things divided into [...]
It was a shock to everyone when Billy Eppler abruptly resigned just a few days after David Stearns took over as President of Baseball Operations. All along the story had been that Eppler was willing to work under Stearns and it was a surprise to see his tune change so quickly. Well, we didn't have [...]
How did Mirabito Stadium influence Dominic Hamel, Christian Scott, Tyler Stuart, Joander Sanchez, Blade Tidwell and Mike Vasil?
Last year’s holiday party photo had Buck Showalter and Daniel Vogelbach featured prominently, meaning that the jinx is alive and well. At least they didn’t get traded right afterwards, like what happened to Kris Benson and R.A. Dickey back in the day. Keep Quintana and Mendoza in your thoughts and prayers – they’ll need all [...]
1982 TOPPS ALEX TREVINO Ah, 1982, the hockey stick cards. My initial reaction to these cards was, well, not quite dislike but not very far from that, either. Kind of similar to my feelings about Alex Trevino. Our featured player couldn’t hit and there’s only so much goodwill Trevino’s ability to play in the infield [...]
From an article here on 10/15/23: If it was a smart move to acquire prospects close to the majors last year at the deadline, is it a smart move to sign free agents that will block those prospects? And what about guys already in the system who took a step forward last year? Should the [...]
Late Thursday night news came out that Yoshinobu Yamamoto had come to an agreement with the Dodgers on a 12/$325 million deal. It’s been a terrific offseason for Dodger fans, who have seen the team add Shohei Ohtani and Yamamoto in free agency, while also trading for Tyler Glasnow. Some worry about teams that prioritize [...]