2014 was the year blue and orange were supposed to begin supplanting pinstripes across New York. It didn’t happen. Larger expectations are on the horizon for 2015 with a potentially devastating starting pitching staff and bullpen developing. In terms of a legitimate playoff run, most positions are adequately staffed. But shortstop remains the no. 1 [...]
The biggest offseason news to hit Major League Baseball has arrived. The Marlins’ Giancarlo Stanton, the monster formerly known as Mike, and team ownership have reached a deal that could keep the superstar in south Florida through 2027. Celebrating his 25th birthday just 10 days ago, Stanton inked a 13-year/$325 million deal Monday. Details – [...]
I love baseball. Yeah, football is awesome too, but there’s something magical about the lack of a game clock and lazy, hazy days of summer. And as the leaves transform into a spectacular canvass and the New York Mets routinely heading out for golf courses in Florida, I get a bit blue after game 162. [...]
The New York Mets failed to earn a playoff berth in 2014 because they didn’t win enough games. Oh, you want more? What if I said it was because they didn’t finish above .500? Still more? The Mets missed getting a ticket to the dance because they were so worried about getting on base they [...]
Once again, the July 31 deadline came and went. And once again, Sandy Alderson and co. did nothing. There’s no shortage of criticism – justified fans clamoring for proof of progress in dealing prospects for an overpriced bat in a limited market, but the deadline has passed and there’s no time for crying over spilled [...]
Somehow it feels wrong writing this just days after Ruben Tejada took a mid-90s fastball to the head, but there’s no denying shortstop – and left field – has been a weakness for the New York Mets. Tejada’s numbers improved some as the 2014 campaign progressed, but a .235/.347/.292 slash with mediocre defense isn’t going [...]
On July 3 the fat lady was warming up her boisterous pipes. Sporting an abysmal 37-48 record, the remaining 77 games in the New York Mets’s 2014 campaign were worthless wastes of time. But the celebration of American Independence, defeating a disappointing powerhouse in the Texas Rangers on July 4 sparked an 8-2 run entering [...]
The list of adjectives to describe outfielder Chris Young’s 2014 season is endless: awful; disappointing; miserable; painful; rage-inducing and sad. Underperforming expectations is more likely the phrase Mets ownership would use, and yet somehow it’s far too merciful. But negativity aside, what exactly is Young doing as a Met? The numbers expose some interesting trends [...]
Important caveat, 15 games is a good hitting streak, not a good base to establish trends. Warning aside, something interesting is happening with the 2014 New York Mets. A seemingly terrible omen in the form of an opening series sweep at the hands of the Washington Nationals has been settled for now with an 8-7 [...]
If two weeks is enough time to anything judge in baseball, it’s enough to become anxiety-ridden every time Sandy Alderson or Terry Collins say Ruben Tejada will be the starting shortstop for the 2014 New York Mets. Routinely sacrificing the present for promises of a better future seems to be a prerequisite for bleeding orange and blue [...]
At the age of 26 (27 on March 22), Ike Davis is a bust. Once a fixture at first base and a rising star for the New York Mets, Davis’ star crashed back to Earth. Rumors of trades and cuts have lingered all winter, so much so that even the player is surprised to be [...]
He was the face of last year’s All-Star Game and nearly pitched in the 2008 mid-summer classic. He’s as much the Franchise as the elite few before him. He’s the captain of the team, and compared to a very famous captain who’s calling it quits after 2014. By the way, he occasionally goes by Captain [...]