A lot has happened since the last update following the Battle 4 Atlantis. The Pack returned to action against another tomato can, this time squaring off against William & Mary. The saving grace was that Bill and Mary committed to a style of defense all game long, in that they picked up full court and [...]
Dodgers East requires actually playing prospects
Before last week’s picks, there was complaining about the previous week being a sister kisser. Well, a 6-9 week will make you long for the days of making out with a relative. That brings my season-long record to 47-45-4. Time to get back into the black this week. All odds are from yahoo!sportsbook, with home [...]
With Taijuan Walker leaving for Philadelphia, quick-draw Billy Eppler replaced him in the rotation just a day later with Jose Quintana, on a 2/$26 million deal. Much like with Jacob deGrom, the Mets looked to replace a veteran pitcher with an even older veteran pitcher, but on a shorter-term deal. The soon-to-be-34-year-old Quintana had a [...]
The Mets did not rush in hiring Billy Eppler as their GM. Part of that was due to spinning their wheels in search of a President of Baseball Operations. Eppler was hired in mid-November. Perhaps because he was up against the deadline of the owners’ lockout, Eppler did not waste time making his mark on [...]
The Mets went less than a week with just one ace, as they just signed Justin Verlander to a two-year deal with a vesting option for the third season. According to Anthony DiComo, it's "a two-year, $86 million contract with a $35 million vesting option for 2025." Verlander returned from missing most of the 2020 [...]
1971 TOPPS ART SHAMSKY After getting head shots with no cap while wearing a Reds jersey in both 1968 and 1969, Topps made it up to Art Shamsky the next two years. His 1970 card has him in full Mets uniform, mock swinging a bat. And the card has METS in yellow letters, which really [...]
My picks went 8-8 last week, bringing the season ledger to 41-36-4. Time to brush off the sister-kisser and get back to a winning week. Off to a good start with the Thursday night win. Let’s keep the train moving forward. All odds from yahoo!sportsbook with the home team in bold. This is for entertainment [...]
We knew that the Mets weren't going to be able to retain all of their free agents. Yet somehow it felt like Jacob deGrom was going to make his way back to Queens. But that's now off the table, as he signed a 5/$185 deal with the Texas Rangers, with an option for a sixth [...]
The Mets used 11 different starters in 2022, with eight of those pitchers making at least nine starts. Those eight combined for 159 starts. Five of those eight pitchers were imports who came from outside of the organization. It’s a trend that doesn’t figure to change this year and might even get worse, depending upon [...]
Want to pick tonight’s game but because I didn’t write this earlier, this week’s column will have to be in two parts. So, here at 7:43 p.m. Eastern, this will contain the Thursday pick and then this same space will be updated before Sunday with the rest of the games. Buffalo (-3.5) over New England [...]