Your intrepid columnist has been having a lively Facebook debate over the past couple of days with some True New York Mets fans who are decrying the fact that the Mets could have had Michael Wacha – starting in a do-or-die World Series game 6 for the Cardinals tomorrow night – in the 2012 amateur [...]
Rawlings announced Friday the three Gold Glove finalists at each position on the company’s official Twitter account. As far as the Mets are concerned, David Wright – a two-time winner of the award in 2007 and 2008 – was nominated at third base, and Eric Young Jr. was rather surprisingly tabbed as a nominee in [...]
After sitting out the high dollar free agent market the past few years, fans are foaming at the mouth imagining the Mets once again being big players for the marquee names. We’re going to trade for Troy Tulowitzki and Matt Kemp, sign Shin-Soo Choo and Bronson Arroyo, and if he’ll go on a short deal, [...]
In Baseball, like in most things with quantifiable results there are people who are GOOD and people who are GREAT at what they do. In baseball there are plenty of solid players but a team that wants to win a championship needs “Elite Players”. It’s pretty straight forward, but let’s give our base example. David [...]
Almost five years ago, the Mets were involved in a three team trade with Seattle and Cleveland that helped land relief pitchers JJ Putz and Sean Green, along with outfielder Jeremy Reed. It was a deal the Mets needed to make, after signing Fernando Rodriguez, to strengthen a bullpen which failed them continuously the previous [...]
For the 2014 Mets to get better two things are clear: they need to upgrade at shortstop and they need to add some pop to the lineup. Preferably the upgrade can lead off and the pop will come from the outfield. Scanning the list of available outfielders and possible shortstops there is potential for one [...]
Outside of 3B, where David Wright will be manning the hot corner for the next several years, 2B is the most stable position in the franchise. Not only are there three capable starters at second on the 40-man roster (Daniel Murphy, Wilmer Flores and Eric Young Jr.), but there are also multiple bench players who [...]
The Mets have a need for a veteran starting pitching for the back of the rotation. The pool to pick from isn’t filled with any studs. It doesn’t help that Tim Lincecum signed a new two year extension reported to be worth $35 million. Most Mets fans dream offseason included signing Lincecum on a small [...]
Two players that are big time free agents to come in during this offseason are Jacoby Ellsbury and Shin-Soo Choo. Both are very intriguing and an argument can be made for one or the other. Both are over 30, have had major injuries during their careers and have an extensive amount of experience in the [...]
Over the summer I was lucky enough to have worked as a counselor the Play-By-Play Sports Broadcasting Camps, where we teach kids aged eight through 18 how to go about pursuing a career in sports broadcasting. It is the greatest collection of what Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price would call “sports nerds” of all [...]
I have been listening to WFAN since I was a baby… alright my Dad’s been listening since then but I was in the car. The point is I’ve come to relish all non Mike Francessa elements of WFAN and it’s been my go-to station for driving since I’ve been allowed to drive. As WFAN begins [...]
In November of 2012, David Wright and the Mets came to an agreement on an 8-year, $138 million contract extension. The deal has Wright locked in as the Mets third baseman through his age 37 season in 2020, barring a trade of course. The contract was interesting in two aspects. First, it was what can [...]