After coming up on April 7 to take the place of Andres Torres in centerfield, Kirk Nieuwenhuis has made it be known-with the way he has played-he does not want to go back down to Buffalo. Nieuwenhuis has been scorching hot coming out of the gate and is now batting .371 for the season and [...]
Usually, teams should take all the necessary precautions when thinking of handing out long-term extensions to players approaching their 30’s. Heck, the Mets heeded that warning, by not showing Jose Reyes any love and letting him walk this past offseason. However, sometimes you have to reward the face of a franchise for being there through [...]
After Andres Torres went down with a strained calf on Opening Day, Ruben Tejada was called upon to take his spot atop the order and all he has done is produce just like a top flight leadoff hitter should. After seven games, Tejada is now 8-23 (8-25 overall) batting out of the leadoff spot and [...]
After storming out of the gate 4-0, the Mets built a lot of goodwill among its fanbase that maybe some good news was in store for the faithful this summer. However, after two straight losses on top of David Wright suffering from a fractured pinkie, a lot of people are ready to push the panic [...]
Well, that didn’t take long. It took only seven innings into the 2012 season for the Mets to suffer the injury bug, as centerfielder Andres Torres strained his calf-the same calf that bothered him all spring-in the seventh inning of Thursday’s opener vs. the Braves. As a result, Torres is now headed to the 15-day [...]
Happy Opening Day folks! No matter your disposition on the state of the Mets, Opening Day is always a clean slate for all and everyone starts the season 0-0. How can you not get excited to hear the sound of the crack of the bat and the ball hitting the leather, which is now about [...]
As I’m sure you’re all aware of by now, the Mets resigned pitcher Chris Young to a minor league deal earlier this week. While signing Young will always come with a great dealk of risk, the reward could possibly outweigh the risk here. (Yet once again.) Considering the rotation is full of question marks, signing [...]
As we approach the start of the season, the Mets’ pitching staff has to accomplish a lot in order to win the trust of hopeful fans. If there is to be any glimmer of hope for a respectable season, the staff has to not only meet expectations, but most likely exceed them. One thing that [...]
Do the names Justin Turner, Mike Nickeas, Ronny Cedeno, Scott Hairston (if healthy) and either Mike Baxter or Adam Loewen excite you? Me neither. For a team that has a sordid history of injury concerns, the Mets may need to call on their bench a lot more than they have to this year. Given the [...]
One of the biggest storylines heading into training camp for the Mets this spring for was the anticipated return of Johan Santana. After another fine performance on Wednesday, Santana is turning heads for his ability to consistently throw strikes and remain sharp after recovering from major shoulder surgery. Santana has had no setbacks in his [...]
One of the main concerns for the Mets heading into this season was how they would go about filling the void at the top of the order that was left when Jose Reyes left for Miami. While some petitioned for perhaps Daniel Murphy or Ruben Tejada to land the role, the odds on favorite was [...]
The secret is out, Lucas Duda is good. And while that is good news for the Mets, sometimes it’s best for some things to be kept a secret. After blowing up in the second half of last year while batting .322 with 10 home runs and 38 RBI’s in 205 at-bats, a lot more is [...]