Kris Medlen is a very good pitcher. You will be forgiven for not knowing that because he’s rarely on the field enough to display this talent. Last season he started 31 games for the first time in his career, and it seems like he was well on his way to fully recovering from his 2010 [...]
When the Atlanta Braves commit three errors in one inning, it better be pretty easy to score seven runs. Of course, having the game kept at 1-1 through the seventh certainly helps, too. Thank Zack Wheeler for part of that as he had another strong start on Sunday, going three innings, striking out three while [...]
Adam Rubin suggested in a recent ESPN article that Anthony Seratelli stands a chance of being a 31-year old rookie with the Mets come April. Many people are rooting for him to succeed and no wonder since this is a heartwarming tale for a career minor leaguer who is well-versed at playing first-base, second-base, shortstop, [...]
Commenting on sports is a fickle business. We all have an opinion and every one of them is valid. However, over the past few months and maybe even years, there has been a lot of vitriol lobbed at the Mets from multiple angles. Not surprisingly it has come from outside commentators like sports reporters, media [...]
Ludicrous? Idiotic? Maybe. If empirical analysis has taught us anything over the past few decades, it’s to question the convention. David Wright is the quintessential three-hole hitter. He shows patience, power and speed. However those are all the same attributes that Mike Trout displayed as a successful leadoff man for the Los Angeles Angels in [...]
Vic Black is an intriguing character. When the Mets received him as the Player to be Named Later from the Marlon Byrd/John Buck trade, he immediately stepped into the New York bullpen where he put up a 3.46 ERA in 13 IP, struck out 12 and walked only 4. It was a nice sign from [...]
When the Mets signed Taylor Teagarden to a minor league deal in early January, it was a move designed to do two things. First, it added depth to a position prone to wear and tear, and second it provided incentive for both Teagarden and Anthony Recker to compete for the backup catcher duties. Player competition [...]
The current Mets roster is not high on dynamic personalities. We have Captain America who’s calm, cool and collected, but sometimes a little overlooked because he isn’t flashy. We had, then temporarily lost the Dark Knight of Gotham, who offered up a winning and dominant attitude, which was something Mets fans hadn’t seen in lo [...]
Statistical analysts have been saying for years now that stolen bases are not only overvalued, but that caught stealing is a tremendous loss of value. The logic behind that statement seems pretty solid. A team only gets 27 outs to score runs, and getting caught stealing takes one of those precious few outs away. Additionally, [...]
To explain exactly what it means to be a Mets fan over the past decade or so, you need look no further than Matt Harvey in 2013. Harvey was a name known to die-hard Mets fans when he came up in late 2012, where he posted a 2.73 ERA with 70 strikeouts and 26 walks [...]
The question above is pretty straight forward, but there are other factors which will either hinder or help Andrew Brown’s case to become a part of the Mets’ right field solution. For starters, the Mets signed Chris Young this off-season with the expressed commitment that he will have substantial playing time. What exactly that playing [...]
Jim Thome has 612 career home runs, and ranks 7th on the All-Time home run list. He has a career average of .276, OBP of .402, and OPS of .956. He also struck out 2,548 times. For better and for worse, this is the kind of hitter Ike Davis needs to be. The suggestion is [...]
