The Mets open their season at home against the St. Louis Cardinals on March 29. Most likely the starter for the Cards will be right-hander Carlos Martinez, who made the NL all-star team in 2017. It is early, but maybe we can project a possible opening day batter order for the Mets. 1. Second baseman [...]
Perusing The Hardball Times, I noticed there was an article about the teams that had never had a player win either the MVP or Cy Young Awards. I knew the Mets would have a place in the article, since the franchise has never had an MVP winner. The article by Cameron Martin proved to be [...]
As the 2018 ST season gets underway, there is some uncertainty about who will be the Mets’ leadoff batter this year. Recently, in the New York Post, sports writer Mike Puma suggested that the club could consider third baseman Todd Frazier to fill that spot in the lineup. Frazier is a power hitter (27 HR [...]
As the 2017 season drew to a close, it was obvious there were several parts of the Mets’ roster that needed upgrading, not surprising for a team that finished 70-92. The Mets’ management recognized that and subsequently signed free agents to bolster the areas that needed to be improved. The team needed a starting caliber [...]
The Mets' management is on record as saying they still have an interest in adding an infielder this off-season to play either third base or second base. True to their word Monday evening they inked third baseman Todd Frazier to a two-year deal. While everyone debates the merits of signing Frazier, where exactly does that [...]
The upcoming baseball season will mark the 50th anniversary of the ‘68 Mets. This squad was interesting in several ways, as it gave indications of what was to come in the historic WS winning 1969 season. The club posted a record of 73-89, good enough for ninth place in the NL, 24 games behind the [...]
There were reports over the weekend in various sources, including MetsBlog, concerning the possibility of veteran pitcher Bartolo Colon returning to the Mets. It looks like the original source was an interview with Minnesota Twin pitcher Ervin Santana in the Twin Cities Pioneer Press. Santana said Colon told him that he would like to pitch [...]
The Mets have several apparent deficiencies this year, among them lack of team speed, infield defense, and lack of a true leadoff hitter.
Last month, Part I covered the first half of a mythical all time team of Mets players who were born in New York City. To refresh, they were Ed Kranepool at first, T. J. Rivera at second, Ted Schreiber at…
New Year’s Day will mark the 120th anniversary of the formation of New York City as we know it, when Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens officially became part of New York City. To note the occasion, it might be fun to assemble a lineup of Mets who were born in the city. The parameters will [...]
In 2017 the bullpen proved to be a source of woe to the Mets, and as a result, the team has been loading up on relievers since the 2017 mid season. But perhaps the key to bullpen resurgence in 2018 may well be a pitcher who has been on the roster for years, namely hard-throwing [...]
There are some baseball awards that no Mets player has ever won; the MVP award especially stands out. One award the team has done fairly well at is Comeback Player of the Year, five different Mets have won this honor. A player who wins a baseball Comeback Player of the Year award is one who [...]