Note: This is the final entry in a short series comparing (at a high level) where the Mets roster stood last year at this time and where it stands heading into Spring Training 2014. We're quickly approaching the reporting date for pitchers and catchers and the start of baseball for 2014. The off-season may not [...]
When news came out about the fitness camp that many Mets are involved with this offseason, it was unfathomable to me that before now, top prospect Wilmer Flores had never had any training regimen that he participated in once the baseball season was over. Sure, we all get a good laugh out of John Kruk [...]
There are some roles within the 2014 Mets that are givens. David Wright will almost definitely hit 3rd, Curtis Granderson will almost certainly hit 4th and whoever is playing first base will likely be hitting 5th or 6th. What we don’t know is who will be leading off for the Mets. As I see it, [...]
Baseball cannot come soon enough, at least for most die-hard fans who think the modest, four month offseason is excessive. For the Mets, pitchers and catchers are slated to report on February 15th, so it’s only natural for fans to prepare themselves for what is in store for the ensuing season. While the games played [...]
You could not have grown up a baseball fan in greater New York and not known that Channel 11 belonged to the Yankees and Channel 9 belonged to the Mets. Phil Rizzuto belonged to the Yankees but Ralph Kiner belonged to the Mets. Teamed up with Lindsey Nelson and Bob Murphy, he was with the [...]
Bartolo Colon, Curtis Granderson and now, according to Mike Francesca at WFAN on Wednesday, possibly Stephen Drew? Two signings that were necessary to tie up some loose ends. One is a possible signing that could fill a major hole left by the defection of Jose Reyes at shortstop that has never been filled to this [...]
I'm sorry for the delay in getting this episode up, my internet was down all day yesterday. I present to you (one day late) the chat I had with the very #Elite Jon Presser of The Shea Faithful at the Queens Baseball Convention. If you like Jeff Keppinger, you'll love this episode.
Maybe the long tunnel of snow the Northeast has been living with this year has unusually whetted the appetite of its baseball fans. Every day, there’s a countdown number, correlated to a uniform digit. On various websites yesterday, we saw a plethora of Ron Darling and John Stearns jerseys, telling us there were a mere [...]
Every good team needs the glue guys, also known as those players on the roster that are flexible about playing time and position. There are several reasons that make this a necessary part of any successful team. The first is that Baseball is a notoriously long season. Players can’t play every day and get injured. [...]
Pitchers and catchers will report to spring training tomorrow, officially marking the beginning of baseball season. But that doesn’t mean the hot stove has gone cold for the year. With names like Nelson Cruz, Ubaldo Jimenez and Ervin Santana still left on the board; there are moves to be made by different teams. The Mets [...]
These past few months have been extremely hard on Mets first baseman Ike Davis. The 26 year old entered last season with high hopes, and slumped for a majority of the season. He got no love from Mets fans, and he became the laughingstock of the team. In total, he hit .205/.336/.334, with nine homeruns, [...]
Every day moves us closer to the game we love and every team feels the fresh start coming upon them during the early months of the year. In the Mets’ case, a few simple changes could put the team we love into contention. As most of the fans know, the Mets have been slowly piecing [...]