Tonight the Mets tried to continue their dominance of the Miami Marlins. The Marlins thought otherwise and squeaked a 4-3 win with a walk-off hit. The Marlins' 9th started when Trevor Gott hit the first batter. That should have been a sign that things were going to get worse. With second and third occupied and [...]
In the end it was a disappointing season. Let's not lose the fact that they did win 101 games last year. They were a playoff team and an elite team in the Major Leagues. There are more improvements that they could make to bolster the roster. Before they do that though, they have to make [...]
MLBPA appears to be unified in their cause. A threat of an in-season strike by the players would give more leverage to the players at the negotiating table. The owners impose a lockout to avoid a strike. Many fans say it's a fight between millionaires versus billionaires. That isn’t necessarily true. The majority of players [...]
Travis d’Arnaud is at a crossroads in his career. Is he the reliable offensive threat like he was in 2015 when he posted an .825 OPS with 12 home runs in a half season of playing time? Or is he the 2016 version of a .645 OPS player that is mired in the eighth spot [...]
Neil Walker went back to his roots recently when the New York Mets traveled to Pittsburgh to play the Pirates in a three-game series. Walker was the first-round draft pick, and the 11th overall, of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2004. He played seven years for the Pirates compiling a career line of .338/.431/.774 while hitting [...]
It has been a very disappointing spring training. Spring training is a time to prepare and ready the team for the season. Terry Collins did not taken advantage of the opportunities to get players accustomed to different positions. It was announced that Flores was to be the backup first baseman to Duda. He received one [...]