It was on my daily stationary bike ride when I saw the bottom line scroll across the bottom of ESPN: “Cardinals Fire Manager Mike Shildt.” My first instant reaction was one of disbelief and shock. How could the St. Louis Cardinals fire their manager after he led them on a 17-game winning streak? Sure, the [...]
As the season has winded down, and the New York Mets have slid as far as you can slide without being eliminated from playoff contention, Mets fans have been calling for the guillotine for Luis Rojas. Okay, maybe not the guillotine, but many want him kicked to the curb. For good reason as well. He [...]
As poor as the New York Mets offense has performed lately, there is also room to blame their performance on the mound. Each month of the season, their ERA has risen as the injury bug has bit fiercely. As Jacob deGrom looks to be heading to the shelf for the rest of the season, it [...]
Over the course of the four days that the New York Mets had in-between blowing a five-run lead on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates and their game against the Pirates last night, a lot happened for them. The night of them blowing that large lead, a lead which if they would have held onto would [...]
Everyone loves a good bargain. It doesn’t matter whether or not you’re shopping as an individual or as a team in Major League Baseball. In the past, especially in the post Bernie Madoff years, the New York Mets were known throughout the league as a team that consistently shopped down the bargain aisle. And whenever [...]
Redemption is one of the more compelling storylines when it comes to sports. It a consistent theme in sports movies, the focus of sports awards, and often turns a player from the scapegoat of a team to a fan favorite. The New York Mets are no strangers to redemption stories, as Matt Harvey came into [...]
Fivethirtyeight, started by Nate Silver, is a stat nerd’s dream. Filled to the brim with unique models for sports and political statistics, along with great written content surrounding them, they are the best place to go in terms of data visualization. While I have advocated against using statistics to make in-game decisions, I am all [...]
The use of the shift has become a hot topic of conversation in the baseball world. Depending on whether or not you fall into the bucket of new-age fans who see advanced statistics as a vital part of the game, or the old guard that is happy without them, you probably feel one way or [...]
There has been a Cold War brewing in the National League this offseason. A Cold War of cold hard cash between the Mets, Dodgers, and Padres at the top has seemed to have erupted. With superstar power on all three teams, it is natural to assume that tensions will run high between the teams. On [...]
Oddly enough, the most talked about lefty arm on the New York Mets this offseason has been…Steven Matz? This is the case because Matz reupped with the team after settling for a $5.2 million contract at the arbitration table. Other than that Matz, whose career has been marred by injuries and inconsistencies, has seen his [...]
It seems like just yesterday that there were rumors swirling that the New York Mets wanted to acquire All-Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki. The Mets were on the cusp of their magical 2015 season, and the addition of a player like Tulowitzki would have added verified star power to the lineup. Instead, the Colorado Rockies decided [...]
As the Flushing Faithful start prepare for the first season of the Steve Cohen regime, the excitement is extremely plausible. A large number of articles have been released regarding the potential acquisitions that the New York Mets could make this offeseason. While Cohen is expected to make waves this offseason with acquisitions, it is first [...]