No one had this recipe in their cookbook. The Baltimore Orioles haven’t made the playoffs, the past 14 seasons, has never operated as a ‘big market team’ payroll wise, and has been consistently been ranked in the lower ranks of organizational talent. No, this was not the recipe for success. We’re not going to offer [...]
A lot has been written about David Wright and the New York Mets this year. I, for one, have written various versions of the same thing I’m going to write here, and I’m going to keep on writing it until it either comes true or events develop that result in a different ending. In my [...]
The Arizona Fall League (AFL) is the second most desired off-season assignment. The Hawaii version is the first, but they disbanded it a few years ago Teams send players to the AFL for three reasons: 1. They have a future with the team 2. They need work 3. They need to be showcased to other [...]
In Part 1, we discussed the tough stuff. Here comes the candy. I will list the pitchers in what I feel is a particular order of excellence. The ETA’s will vary, but we’ll come back at the end an sum up the vast talent on this team. If Mets excellent pitching was a levy in [...]
Editor's note: The following press release was written by Tim Heiman. BINGHAMTON,NY – The Binghamton Mets and New York Mets today announced a four-year extension of their Player Development Contract, securing the B-Mets as NewYork’s Double-A affiliate through the 2016 season. The Binghamton Mets have been affiliated with New York for the past 21 seasons. [...]
My first post on Terry Collins was fun. It generated a bunch of intelligent comments and, if one chooses to read them in the order they were written, we created a wonderful read on both the Mets and TC. My past administrator blog role prevented me from developing relationships with readers that commented and being [...]
“man looks into the Abyss, and there's nothing' staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character, and that's what keeps him out of the Abyss… Lou Mannheim – “Wall Street” We’re all getting pretty sick and tired of all the one liners on Twitter about the Mets win-loss results post all-star game. [...]
Editor's note: The following press release was written by Bisons Director, Public Relations Brad A. Bisbing. The Buffalo Bisons announced that OF Fred Lewis has been named the team’s Stan Barron Most Valuable Player for the 2012 season. The Herd also named RHP Matt Harvey its Warren Spahn Most Valuable Pitcher prior to Fan Appreciation [...]
Editor's note: The following is a press release written by Media Relations Manager Alex Kushel. PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA- The Florida State League announced that St. Lucie Mets manager Ryan Ellis has been named Florida State League’s Manager of the Year. St. Lucie Mets reliever Adam Kolarek was also named to the 2012 Florida State [...]
Editor's note - This is a guest post by friend of the site Mack Ade, Founder of Mack's Mets and Draft Eligible. If you're a fan of either the minor leagues or the draft you already know about Mack's work. If you're interested in learning more, you should definitely check out his other writing. I [...]