If I asked you to make a list of your least-favorite Mets of all time, chances are the names Jeromy Burnitz, Roger Cedeno, Vince Coleman, George Foster, Juan Samuel and Ryan Thompson would be on it. All of these players were guys blessed with great physical talents and for whatever reason did not perform well [...]
So far, all of the focus on potential trade targets for the Mets has been around adding a starting pitcher. And given the recent performances of Mike Pelfrey (1-4, 9.11 ERA in last 6 games) and Hisanori Takahashi (2-2, 7.18 ERA in last six) it is not hard to understand why. But the biggest bang [...]
Back on May 20th, I wrote an article which concluded that the Mets should fire Jerry Manuel. Of course, the Mets have gone 28-17 since that column was published, fueled by replacing John Maine and Oliver Perez in the rotation with R.A. Dickey and Hisanori Takahashi. Barring a collapse of epic proportions, Manuel will be [...]
OK, so the Mets lost out on Cliff Lee. If you are worried about Hisnaori Takahashi making it through a lineup three times or R.A. Dickey’s long ball troubles you still want the Mets to land an impact starter. Houston’s Roy Oswalt is still there for the taking. Let’s take a quick look and see [...]
The latest rumors have Cliff Lee going to the Yankees. But even though the Mets may miss out on the top pitcher, there are still other pitchers worth acquiring who are having their names floated out on the trade market. But I am less concerned here with whom the Mets get. Instead, I am concerned [...]
Carlos Beltran’s rehab is going well, as he has a .389 AVG in 10 games for Single-A St. Lucie, and it looks like he will return to the Mets after the All-Star break. For some reason, people are confused what to do when he returns. The obvious answer is to bench Jeff Francoeur. Among 26 [...]
One of the hot debates in the baseball blogosphere is whether or not Stephen Strasburg should be on the All-Star team. Generally, I do not care who gets picked to the team and who gets snubbed, but if we are going to pick a pitcher for the team who did not start the season in [...]
When Luis Castillo returns from the disabled list the New York Mets will face the difficult choices to make at second base: Experience or youth? Bat or glove? Castillo or Ruben Tejada? Since being promoted in early June, Tejada has batted .243 in 23 games, including a 10-game hitting streak over the final two weeks of [...]
Johan Santana was not at his best Saturday afternoon against the Minnesota Twins. He surrendered five earned runs on eight hits and two walks in six innings. Usually you can brush off a bad start by Santana, but today was different. Now every start will be put under the microscope as Santana is now in the [...]
Three days after being sent back to the minor leagues, Jenrry Mejia made his first start for the Binghamton Mets (AA). Mejia pitched 2 1/3 innings, allowing one run, two hits, 3 K, 2 BB, facing nine batters. He threw 42 pitches (24 strikes) with his fast reportedly hitting between 95-97 miles per hour. B-Mets [...]
The Mets spent most of the season trying to sign free agent catcher Bengie Molina. I pointed out here, here and here why this was a bad idea. If you are too lazy to click on the links the main take away point is that catchers age in dog years and the top catchers in [...]
I enjoy listening to Ron Darling and Keith Hernandez provide color commentary on Mets games. It is obvious they are both intelligent and passionate about the game, even if Keith enjoys a nap every now and then. They want to see the game played right by both teams and they have no problem criticizing the [...]