It is rare in sports, and in life in general, that you see a partnership work out equally well for both partners. For the New York Mets and Harrison Bader, they seem to have struck a perfect chord, as he has flourished this season. The Mets signed Bader this past offseason to a one year, [...]
Francisco Lindor has seen success this season following a slow start. This has been a typical pattern of Lindor’s time with the Mets, a slow start followed by elite production at the plate. The difference this year is that the turnaround seemed to happen when Lindor was moved into the leadoff spot in the batting [...]
If you ask anyone on the New York Mets or in their orbit about the performance of the team so far this season, you’d get a consistent resounding response that it has been disappointing so far. They are under .500, and spare for some bright moments, the team has not felt like a cohesive unit [...]
New uniform release day: A day when every New York Mets fan transforms into a Vogue fashion critic. In this season of never-ending uniform fiascos from the Nike and Fanatics duo, the Mets finally had their turn to release a City Connect jersey. The City Connect concept, which aims to connect the jersey to the [...]
I still remember when, during the 2012 All-Star break, SNY broadcasted a start from a top prospect named Matt Harvey. Harvey was taking the imagination of New York Mets fans by storm, and would make his debut for the big league club later that season. It was typically a rare occasion when minor league prospects [...]
There has been a lot of chatter recently about the prospect of Brandon Woodruff signing with a team this offseason for a two-year deal, with the aim of spending the 2024 season rehabbing from his anterior capsule injury and making his return to the mound in 2025. Why wouldn’t there be? He’s been a terrific [...]
The fate of a team during the 162-game MLB season rarely hinges a single player, but it can certainly be impacted by the under or overperformance of one. Hardly ever is the overperformance contributing to success talked about, but more often it is the underperformance that is talked about. If you are at all plugged [...]
Rumors: Not only a great album, but also what the MLB offseason exists on. Now that we are all finished with the Shohei Ohtani free agency experience, all focus has shifted to where coveted starter Yonishibu Yammamoto will land. The 25 year-old stud has drawn interest from the New York Mets, Yankees, San Francisco Giants, [...]
As MLB teams take this time to finalize their strategies for free agency, they look at and reflect holes that need to be plugged on their roster. For the Mets, some holes are glaring, like the need for a consistent DH and starting pitching depth. Other roster problems can feel like an existential crisis, such [...]
Now that Billy Eppler is gone, and has etched his name into forgettable Mets lore, it might be just the perfect time to evaluate Brodie Van Wagenen’s performance as General Manager from October 2018 through November 2020. Yes, you read that right. While it is easy to judge a general manager in the immediate wake [...]
Following a productive trade deadline in which the Mets offloaded the likes of Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer, the Mets now have a minor league system that is bursting at the seams with talent. Despite this failed season, their ascension to the 11th spot in MLB.com’s latest farm system rankings should have Mets fans excited [...]
Where were you when The Great Fire Sale of 2023 happened? If you don’t remember exactly where you were, it is still reasonable to believe the way that you felt when it happened. Any mixture of anger, frustration, and sadness is applicable to the situation. The immediate speculation was that with the significant prospect haul [...]