Friday was a busy day in the way of Mets news, as Bobby Abreu announced his retirement the old fashioned way: by saying it at the end of the season and not going on a year-long farewell tour, Adam Rubin revealed that minor changes may be coming to the Citi Field outfield walls, and the [...]
Terry Collins is a frustrating manager. He makes decisions that at times can be characterized as puzzling, head-scratching, and downright confusing. Fans have been calling for his head seemingly since the day he was hired, and at times I've joined those choruses, too. But with news of Collins likely sticking around for 2015, and a [...]
On Tuesday afternoon, outgoing Commissioner Bud Selig paid Citi Field a visit, and like his other stops on the farewell tour, he took questions from reporters. Friend of the site Howard Megdal got things off to a rollicking start, not beating around the bush when he asked the following: “In 2011, when denying the Fox [...]
At 27 years old, Kirk Nieuwenhuis can hardly be considered a young player, but in 50 games this season, he is finally starting to come into his own. Yes, it's a small sample size, and his .271/.373/.518 line is a little bit BABIP-driven, but he certainly passes the eye test as having improved over the [...]
Friday night, Mets manager Terry Collins made the decision to drop the struggling Curtis Granderson from the top of the lineup to the sixth hole. He made an inclination that this will be a longer-term move rather than a one-or-two-game banishment. Granderson entered play Friday hitting a paltry .211/.313/.354. Since the All-Star break it is [...]
For years the debate raged on. Should the Mets keep Ike Davis or Lucas Duda as their first baseman? Some thought that Duda was the clear-cut better choice, while others steadfastly defended Davis. I flip-flopped my stance on Davis more times than your average Washington politician. Coming into this season, my stance was I thought [...]
During Sunday's matchup with the Chicago Cubs, the chatter in the SNY booth turned at one point toward the minor league systems of both the Mets and Cubs. This is understandable, as both teams are largely out of the playoff hunt (barring any miracles) and possess top-5 rated systems. Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez mentioned [...]
On this day in 1969, the Mets dropped 10 games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs in the NL East. On this day in 2014, the Mets are 8.5 games behind the first-place Washington Nationals in the NL East, and six games behind the second-Wild Card team, the St. Louis Cardinals. It's unlikely that the Mets [...]
After Sunday's brutal 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, Mets closer Jenrry Mejia disclosed to reporters that he has been pitching with a sports hernia for the last three weeks, in addition to the calf injury he has dealt with this week - likely the reason for his recent struggles. Mejia is 0-2 over his [...]
With one of the most flurrious and activity-filled trade deadlines, the Mets decided to stand pat with the cards that they had, and there's nothing wrong with that. But of course, just because the July 31st trade deadline has come and gone, there still can be trades made until August 31st when the waiver trade [...]
"While we were active in conversations—although not super active—we didn’t make any deals, I think going in we didn’t intend to be sellers and we didn’t intend to be buyers necessarily. We were looking at the market and what it would dictate. We set a price on some of our players, and under the circumstances [...]