On a cold, damp night at Citi Field five Mets pitchers combined to shut out the Phillies. The ballpark may have only been half full, but fans got their money's worth as Matt Harvey introduced a new approach on the mound with a scoreless five innings to show for it. Relievers AJ Ramos, Jerry Blevins, Seth [...]
Beyond the talent and holes, it's always fun to take a deeper look at the Mets roster. After all, it's loaded with trivia tidbits. The youngest player? Amed Rosario, 22, born November 20, 1995. The oldest? Adrian Gonzalez, 35, born May 8, 1982. Speaking of age, how many Mets on the 40-man roster were even [...]
Mets baseball is back, baby! It may just be one game in a long season, but there's something so incredibly satisfying about a decisive opening day win. At least for one day, the Mets are in first place. The day started off on a sad note with news that the beloved former Mets player, broadcaster [...]
While the projection models all have the Mets having a mediocre season, somewhere around 79-84 wins, most fans are either bullish or bearish on this team’s chances in 2018. There’s a lot to like about this team, but a close look at the roster makeup also illuminates some reasons for concern. What’s right – playoffs [...]
For informed Mets fans this has been a pleasantly surprising off-season. The front office was active, ownership opened the checkbook and the team filled all of its most glaring holes. Now, midway through spring training, the coaches and executives are evaluating talent to finalize what should be a solid 25-man roster entering the season. Of [...]
A bit more fun than looking up our former colleagues on LinkedIn is trying to keep tabs on what team (or league) all the still active Mets play on now. Many recent former Mets are now retired (Carlos Beltran, John Maine, Juan Uribe, et al) but this list will focus on the still active ex-Mets. [...]
Last year was an outlier. 2017, like 2009, was a once every decade or so occurrence when a team gets snake bitten and injuries spread like pink eye at a pre-school. That said, injuries are inevitable and often times the team that are best prepared to overcome them are the ones left standing in October. [...]
Two years ago, every Mets fan, including this one, okay, especially this one, was geeked up about the notion of a superstar, superhero rotation that could rival the 70s Orioles, the 80s Mets, the 90s Braves and quite possibly the X-Men and the Avengers too. Two years ago we rode four electric young arms all [...]
With the signing of third baseman Todd Frazier the Mets have now seemingly plugged every offensive hole. It's reasonable to think that if you look at the team position by position, where we now have a set player and even a solid backup for every spot in the infield and outfield. However, when you look [...]
As this off-season began, this blogger had a different notion that perhaps the front office might consider punting this coming season. With a stacked Washington Nationals team the clear division favorite and a better free agency class waiting after next season, not to mention some roster uncertainty and a new manager, maybe 2018 wasn't shaping [...]
Based on the vitriol oozing from Twitter and blog comment boards, a lot of Mets fans are less than pleased that a certain "hasbeen shortstop" is back in blue and orange. If the polarizing former star were signed to a long-term deal or brought on to be an infield starter, this writer would be right [...]
It's funny how one roster move begets another. What may not have made sense a few moves prior, suddenly seems like a no-brainer. The resigning of Jay Bruce plugged a lot of holes for the Mets. In one move they provide lineup protection for Yoenis Cespedes, solidify the outfield, give themselves insurance at first base [...]