If you look down to the sunny state of Florida, you will see a former New Yorker hard at work at a demolition site. No, its not one of the hard hat wearing type that eats their lunch on pillars of incomplete skyscrapers. And the site is not a bridge or old retirement home. Derek [...]
To say that the Winter Meetings have been uneventful for the Mets would be an understatement. In fact, the biggest happening of this offseason has been the hiring of new manager Mickey Callaway. The Mets, who finished 70-92 in the 2017 season, appear to be sitting idle. They sit and wait while their cross-town rivals, [...]
Picture an imposing, man bunkered down in a far away lair. As he sits, waiting for February to roll around, he tosses a baseball up and down to himself, a pathetic cure for his winter boredom. The man that I am talking about was once a hero in the city of New York, but now [...]
It is about to get very heated in the MLB. As the metaphorical hot stove turns on, there is a certain international prospect who is sparking the burners. His name is Shohei Ohtani, and he has been in the eyesight of most baseball fans around the globe for about a year now. The 23 year [...]
Beginning in 2018, the Mets will hold ownership in the Syracuse Chiefs, who are a Triple-A team that plays in the International League. The Mets, who currently play their Triple-A ball in Las Vegas, are making a very smart business decision in their move to the fifth largest city in the state of New York. [...]
Joey Votto is a perennial All-Star candidate in the National League. This year he finished second in voting for the MVP in the National League, behind only Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins. Votto could have won the MVP, based on his numbers. Votto batted .320 this season, while blasting 36 home runs and driving [...]
The future is now for the Mets at shortstop. After making his debut in the 2017 season, Amed Rosario is here to stay at shortstop. In addition to this, the Mets picked up the $8.5 million option on Asdrubal Cabrera’s contract, sealing his spot on the roster for the 2018 season. So what does that [...]
As soon as Mickey Callaway was hired as manager of the New York Mets, it was almost a guarantee that Kevin Long would be destined for another team. Although it was not the managerial position he was looking for, Long eventually settled with the divisional rival Nationals. There, he will be reunited with Daniel Murphy, [...]
In 1986, the New York Mets won 103 regular season games and their second World Series Title. After the same core of players was ousted in the 1988 playoffs, the fans would have to wait nearly twenty years to have a team that was exciting and a true World Series contender. This came in the [...]
Hiring a young manager- The Mets are leaving the Terry Collins era, a time when they had the oldest manager in all of baseball, for seven years. While Collins brought the team success in terms of making it to the World Series, many agreed it was time for him to go. With Alex Cora out [...]
When the Mets traded R.A Dickey on December 17, 2012, the centerpiece in that deal for the Mets was supposed to be catcher Travis d’Arnaud. d’Arnaud, now having four professional seasons under his belt, finds himself at a professional crossroads. In terms of hitting for power, d’Arnaud has his best season. In 2017, he produced [...]
Heartbreaking news struck Mets fans this past week. Ace of the staff Jacob DeGrom cut his long locks of hair, which were a signature style for the right-hander. DeGrom is coming off of a stellar season, where he went 15-10 with a second-best in the league 239 strikeouts. Certainly, if you were Sandy Alderson you [...]