Sure, why not write another Ike Davis column! You see, a lot has changed in the last week, as Josh Satin (Davis’ direct replacement) has gone on a tear and appears steadfast in wanting to keep the job at first base. Also, Davis is doing his best to reclaim the job, as he has now [...]
The Mets look to win their third straight game against the Arizona Diamondbacks behind as Matt Harvey looks to solidify his case to start the All Star Game next week. [chat id="115" ]
When he debuted just a few weeks ago, Zack Wheeler was met with tremendous fanfare. Since then, and a 5.09 ERA with nine earned runs given up later, there have been whispers amongst the fan base, the amateur pontiffs in social media, and overly-opinionated professionals like Craig Carton of WFAN, that Wheeler is a bust. [...]
It’s no surprise that as the Mets sit here in July, many new faces have come up and seen time in the big leagues. One of those new faces has come up and taken over at first base. That is none other than Josh Satin. With Ike Davis finding himself in the minors and Lucas [...]
On May 29th, the concept of the Terrible Trio was introduced. In the previous 22 games, John Buck, Ike Davis and Ruben Tejada combined to go 32-217 (.147) and the Mets went 8-14. They only had that many wins thanks to some outstanding pitching efforts. In the eight wins, the Mets scored 24 runs. That [...]
Everybody out of the pool! That’s the cry from the Mets’ fan base, directed at their training facility in Port St. Lucie. That’s where Travis d’Arnaud is running in water, strengthening his rehabbing foot and balky knee. That’s because John Buck has reverted to his regular old self. That’s not good for the team, the [...]
The 2013 season has been frustrating for the Mets but last night’s game was not one that should be described that way. On a night where they honored the firefighters who gave their life battling the wildfires in Arizona, the Mets showed some character of their own. While nowhere near a life-and-death situation, the Mets [...]
I was speaking recently to another Mets blogger, and the topic of Justin Turner came up. After being unsurprised that a sabermetrician like myself prefers Josh Satin to Turner, he said that he liked Turner because, “Justin Turner is a clutch player.” “There are certain players who are just better in clutch situations, you can’t [...]
Earlier in the month, David Wright recorded his 1,500th career hit. The hit naturally extended his All-Time Met hit record and puts him halfway to the vaunted 3,000 hit plateau. One can argue that the club, currently standing at 28 and including some of the game's biggest and most iconic names, is still one of [...]
The Chicago White Sox have officially announced that they are going to be sellers during the weeks leading up to the trade deadline. Anyone on the White Sox roster not named Chris Sale or Paul Konerko is available. Last week an MLB executive suggested to CBS sportswriter Jon Heyman that the Mets might be a [...]
Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada began playing in rehab games this week with the Mets' Gulf Coast League team, nearly a month after being placed on the disabled list with a right quadriceps strain at the end of May. It's been a somewhat slow rehab, but the Mets may be taking it slow with Tejada for [...]
”A lot of people on Twitter were blaming Collins for the way he handled the eighth inning; I thought he played the match ups mostly properly although I would have expected Terry to have a longer leash with Aardsma with two outs and a three run lead. Terry decided to play the matchup instead. In [...]