Early Thursday morning the Mets were involved in another extra innings game. Carlos Torres was cruising and had thrown only 17 pitches in two innings but Terry Collins removed him so he could get Pedro Feliciano on the mound. The Dodgers had two lefties due up in the inning but in the middle was Yasiel [...]
What can Brown do you? Surely you have heard this redundant catchphrase, (in posts, blogs, twitter, Facebook, etc.) when basically, anyone with the surname Brown does something well in sports, right? Well, the superfluous motto used for UPS will be used once again, this time in this column in regards to what Andrew Brown can [...]
Cuban sensation Jose Abreu has defected from his home land, according to the media, and Abreu's friend and Baltimore Orioles rookie outfielder Henry Urrutia. The 26 year old phenom is considered to be one of the greatest baseball players to defect from the island, with good reason. In the five Serie Nacional de Beisbol Abreu [...]
Mets try to shake off the disappointment of Monday's night loss with a win on Harvey Day. Game time is 10:10 PM [chat id="153"]
Every Mets fan that witnessed the incredible achievements of Jenrry Mejia during Spring Training 2010, realizes that the sky is the limit for him. When Jerry Manuel begged Omar Minaya to bring Mejia to the major league roster some were very supportive of bringing the future directly to the majors, while others were skeptical. Regardless [...]
Your intrepid columnist likes to think long thoughts, sometimes. Jenrry Mejia was mowing down Dodger after Dodger for six innings until he was betrayed by some bad defense -- “Oh, Murph…” goes the Twitter lament when Daniel Murphy makes a gaffe like last night’s – and atrocious umpiring. A graphic on SNY told the columnist [...]
There’s a lot to like about Sandy Alderson and Terry Collins. We have Zack Wheeler here now and Travis d’Arnaud and Noah Syndergaard on the way because of Alderson’s ability to cash in on an asset. Now that Jordany Valdespin is no longer on the club, the Mets seem to be filled with players who [...]
In the pro wrestling world, Jeff Hardy is known as “The Ultimate Enigma.” In the baseball world, that title belongs to Mets first baseman Ike Davis. Just when it looks like we’ve figured out what exactly Davis is as a player, he morphs into a completely different player. Take my article from May. I proclaimed [...]
Saturday night Zack Wheeler made his 10th start of the year, matching what Matt Harvey did in his rookie season of 2012 before being shut down for the year. Wheeler will continue to make more starts for the Mets but let’s use this moment to compare what the Mets’ two young aces did in their [...]
Although Justin Turner has endeared himself to the Mets, his time with a club could be coming to an end.
This time on Memorabilia Review we will take a peek at the third program put out by the Mets for the 2013 season. This issue is Volume 52, Issue #3, cover price is $5. It is the third of 5 different issues that the Mets are scheduled to produce in 2013 (April 1st, May 20th, [...]
With the calling up of highly touted prospect Wilmer Flores and the recent emergence of Ike Davis’ plate presence, Met fans might be contemplating how this team will be configured going forward in the next few months and into next season. It’s been clearly evident in the Sandy Alderson regime that the organizational backbone is [...]