Before the 2013 season started, most Mets fans were quite aware that the team would not be competitive. Many were perfectly willing to take another year of losing baseball if it meant that the team was moving toward eventual perennial competitiveness. What's another losing season if it meant that the team's top prospects were inching [...]
It was no surprise that the Mets were going to face some decisions in regards to their roster in the very near future. A spot needed to be cleared for Zack Wheeler and also the returns of Scott Atchison and Pedro Feliciano seemed to be fast approaching. And to make matters worse, Carlos Torres, who [...]
Where does Terry Collins rank in comparison to other managers of the New York Mets? When Collins reign is over, what will his legacy be? There have been twenty managers of the Mets. Davey Johnson managed more games (at 1,012) than anyone, followed closely by Bobby Valentine (at 1,003). Collins has managed 383 games (when [...]
The conventional wisdom is that the Mets ultimately will move Jeremy Hefner to the bullpen when Zack Wheeler becomes one of the starting five. However, Shaun Marcum continues to build his case for being dropped from the rotation. After pitching masterfully out of the bullpen in his previous appearance, Marcum got knocked around by the [...]
The title says it all. Pick one (considering their only justifiable position being first base) who you could plug in as your everyday first baseman and stick with it for the foreseeable future. It's becoming readily apparent that both of these players can't exist on the same team. Sooner or later the Mets are going [...]
There have been all kinds of happenings in the Mets organization of late. Ike Davis – who was supposed to be one of the big bats in the Mets’ line-up - was sent down to Triple-A along with Mike Baxter and Robert Carson. Davis has struggled immensely this season with a batting line of .161/.242/.258 [...]
This time on Memorabilia Review we will take a peek at the second program put out by the Mets for the 2013 season. This issue is Volume 52, Issue #2, cover price is $5. It is the second of five different issues that the Mets are scheduled to produce in 2013 (April 1st, May 20th, [...]
Minor moves. Major problem. That sentiment is essentially what the Mets hinted towards their fans this week when they demoted Ike Davis, Mike Baxter and Robert Carson to Las Vegas while designating Rick Ankiel for assignment. The constant underperforming and lackluster baseball finally caught the wrath of GM Sandy Alderson. No more will there be [...]
For the second straight year, David Wright is in line to be snubbed from the starting NL lineup in the All-Star game. And for the second straight year, the public outrage ensues. But who’s to blame for this fiasco and what can be done to fix it? When this first happened last year, fans took [...]
Generally speaking, if we have a large enough sample, we can make pretty good judgments on a player based on his statistics. If you never saw them play, it would be easy to look at numbers and determine that Dave Kingman had great power, John Olerud had a great eye and Jose Reyes was a [...]
It took the Mets thirty innings, ten hours and one rainout to lose two more games to the Miami Marlins over the weekend. That makes five straight losses to Miami, over successive weekends. Let that sink in for a minute. The Miami. Marlins. The Marlins, who have won just 18 of their 63 games. The [...]
With 40 Rounds and the Mets selecting players between 11th overall and 1196th overall, the draft can seem daunting. This is a cheat sheet for Met fans who want to know about their draft picks without doing hours of research. 11th: Dominic Smith Position – He’s a solid first baseman and could be the first [...]