We've been looking ahead to the penultimate series of the 2022 regular season for months. Somehow we just knew it would all come down to three games in Atlanta, our final series with the Braves, to decide the National League East division. And here we sit clinging to a precarious one-game lead entering this pivotal [...]
With a team full of stars, upstarts, redemption stories and even an overweight folk hero, this Mets team is a lot of fun to root for, especially since we've been sitting atop the National League East since early April. However, in spite of all this team's talent and grit, we currently cling by our toenails [...]
Normally when you shop at the mall, you might walk past Tiffany and Gucci and instead stop at Foot Locker for new kicks and the food court for a Cinnabon. Mets fans can relate this time of year when we typically lack the funds or prospects to be serious shoppers at the trade deadline. Not [...]
Mets General Manager Billy Eppler had his work cut out for him last off-season. Sure, it helped to have Steve Cohen's checkbook at his disposal, but still, it was up to Eppler and his front office staff to determine which Mets free agents to bring back or cut loose, which league free agents they should [...]
So far, 2022 has been a really fun season to be a Mets fan. We've seen incredible comebacks, amazing plays, a bench clearing brawl, improbable heroes, incredible performances and more. And, as of this writing, we're sitting comfortably atop the NL East standings. So far, so great. We were able to build up an eight [...]
Following the Mets double header sweep of the Giants on Tuesday, the headlines started prematurely proclaiming the Mets were the greatest team in the league. "This year's Mets team has staying power, and here's why," wrote Danny Abriano in a blog post for SNY and Yahoo Sports Wednesday. "Power Shift: Mets Are Quickly Overtaking Yankees [...]
If you're like MattyMets, you probably squealed like a school girl when the Mets signed Eduardo Escobar, Mark Canha, and Starling Marte in the span of 48 hours. And when they announced that Max Scherzer was coming to Queens to join Jacob deGrom and form the best 1-2 punch in the Majors, you shouted "Drago!" [...]
Just as we were enjoying one of the most exciting Mets off-seasons in years, the MLB lockout shut off the gas on the hot stove. Have you ever been really into a movie and the cable or the power goes out? Now we have awkward, speculative conversations while we sit and wait...and wait. While team [...]
In corporate leadership speak, the bus driver is the one with vision, leading the charge. One of the most critical keys to success is making sure everyone is in the right seat. That is, making sure everyone is best positioned to perform optimally and support organizational goals. Just as a president doesn't want a top [...]
For far too many years, Mets fans have had to feign excitement over second tier free agents like Bobby Bonilla and Jason Bay, and way-past-their-prime free agents like Michael Cuddyer and Mo Vaughn. Meanwhile, across town, Yankee fans were laughing their way to the playoffs as their deep-pocketed ownership forked over whatever it took to [...]
On paper, the Mets have had a roster brimming with talent that hasn't sniffed the post-season in five years. Whether you blame it on injuries, luck, coaching, or organizational approach, it's obvious we can't bring the exact same squad back for 2022. Here are five creative ways for the GM-to-be-named-later to shake things up. 1- [...]
Whoever is named as the new President of Baseball Operations (quickly please) will anoint a new General Manager (quickly please) and that person will be immediately presented with a complicated to do list. MattyMets presents a cheat sheet so they can hit the ground running and get us back in contention in 2022. New On-Field [...]