In light of David Wright’s extension, the issue has come up about making Wright the official team captain. A title held only three times in team history, and one that, well, is a tad overrated, over blown and very much reeks of pulling what the guys in the Bronx do. The guys in the Boogie [...]
This week the Baseball Writers Association of America members will receive their official Hall of Fame ballot, which will be turned in before December 31st, and the results will be officially announced on January 9th. While the official ballot has yet to surface, speculation, including the Hall’s own website listing future candidates for the next [...]
The mega deal that is effectively ending any hopes of a budding Marlin dynasty last week can cause a Met fan to look back at Met related fire sales that are around the same magnitude. The first one that comes readily to mind is June 15th 1977, the Midnight Massacre. While the Mets were not [...]
Part one in a…maybe two part (depending on when eBay packages arrive) series on this year’s crop of New York Mets Topps baseball cards. This time, let’s take a look at the Base and Update Sets: Clean white border design for the main Topps set, which been their customary design for the last few years. [...]
On November 14th, it will be announced whether R.A. Dickey will be the Mets 5th recipient of the NL Cy Young Award or not. Either way, it is certain that he will be the 27th, and 16th individual Met to receive NL Cy Young consideration by the Baseball Writers Association of America’s voters. So let’s [...]
The sudden closing of Strawberry’s Sports Grill in Douglaston, Queens after two years of operation reminds one of the harsh realities of the restaurant industry, even in good economic times, and it also makes one think about the various like ventures done by Met related personnel through the years. The first stabs at it go [...]
As part of the 50th anniversary celebration, earlier this month Total Mets: The Definitive Encyclopedia Of The New York Mets First Half-Century was released by Triumph books, and written by Associated Press reporter David Ferry. This is not to be confused with a couple of publications titled Total Mets from the now defunct Total Sports [...]
We know about the infamous Cubs Quotient that seemingly accurately predicts that the postseason participant with the most ex-Chicago Cubs on the roster will not go on to win the World Series, reflecting on the now 104-year championship drought that the franchise has had. Well, can this be applied to New York Mets? Probably not, [...]