Chris Young's overall numbers don't paint a rosy picture. His dropped flyball in the bottom of the 14th inning in Friday night's 6-5 loss to the Phillies will not endear him to Mets' faithful either. Life for Young has not been so great in his first year with the Mets. A meager .205/.290/.368 slash line [...]
Over the past three days, the Lucas Duda, Ike Davis debate received some gasoline on its cooling embers. Davis returned to town with the Pirates and Duda had been in a slump. People throughout the internet and radio universe were discussing the validity of the trade and whether the Mets made the right choice. All [...]
There seems to be a significant divide among devotees of the New York Mets as to whether GM Sandy Alderson is doing a good or bad job in that position. There are many whose patience is wearing dangerously thin. They will point to Alderson’s failure to build a quality bullpen in his four seasons at [...]
After an impressive 4-1 win over the Phillies Friday night with the aid of 15 strikeouts from the pitching staff, the Mets have now won three games straight. A tumultuous home stand cost batting coach Dave Hudgens his job and the fans, media, and more importantly the front office are starting to question the Mets’ direction. Although the offense has sputtered despite [...]
While some in the Mets' circle (be it fans, media, what have you) begrudgingly did not like the fact that Jenrry Mejia was taken out of the rotation and put in to the bullpen, you really can not argue with the results. Ever since going to the bullpen on May 12 after going 3-0 with [...]
When Dave Hudgens was fired after the game Monday, the ice under everybody’s feet got a little thinner. From Sandy Alderson to Terry Collins to anybody on that 25 man roster, they all have been put on notice. Firing Hudgens isn’t going to turn the Mets offensive woes around, but it’s a symbolic gesture that [...]
What do Jacoby Ellsbury, Shin-Soo Choo, Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta, Grant Balfour, and Fernando Rodney all have in common? They were all linked to the Mets at some point this past offseason! Yes, all six players were thought to sign with the club at one point or another, but none of them did. Was this [...]
There’s a lot of air-sniffing going on around the Mets these days. People close to the team – and far away from it, as well – are beginning to wonder exactly which way the wind is blowing. There are portents abounding, smoke signals to be seen and tea leaves to be read. We are 50 [...]
It may not feel like it at times, but Sandy Alderson is hearing the Mets fans pleas and cries, and making an effort to correct what isn’t working. The firing of hitting coach Dave Hudgens after Monday night’s loss to the Pirates is a signal that failure will not be tolerated, even at the highest [...]
After a 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates Monday afternoon, the Mets have announced they have fired hitting coach Dave Hudgens and released pitcher Jose Valverde. The Mets offense ranks 12th in the National League in Batting Average (.237), ninth in OBP (.310), 14th in SLG (.352) and 13th in wOBA (.295). Jose Valverde has [...]
Rumors of David Wright’s demise are greatly exaggerated. When Curtis Granderson stumbled out of the gate, the fans quickly began to jeer. When you sign a 4-year, $60 million contract you are expected to perform at a high level immediately. But when Wright stumbled and struggled to regain his footing after nearly five weeks, the [...]
In last night's loss to the Diamondbacks, Lucas Duda went 0-4 with a strikeout. It obviously wasn't a particularly good day at the plate, but it was made worse by the fact that he left seven runners on base. That strikeout came in the first inning with the bases loaded. The Mets as a team [...]