There’s probably nothing more depressing than being released by the worst team in baseball. However, Rick Ankiel, who was released by the Astros last Sunday and signed by the Mets on Monday, luckily has another opportunity with a starting job. The Mets, however, have shown that they are truly desperate by signing the pitcher-turned-outfielder to [...]
There is a lot of press right now regarding the lame duck status of Terry Collins. He was not given an extension last off-season. This week, he has been quoted as saying that he “doesn’t answer to fans”. Unless things continue to de-evolve, the popular vote would still be that Collins keeps his job for [...]
Yeah, yeah, let’s talk about yet another struggling Mets’ regular. We have already discussed the struggles of Ike Davis, Lucas Duda and John Buck, so it’s time we focus on another staple of the Mets’ lineup in Ruben Tejada. In the early parts of the season, it was Tejada’s defense that had some fans nervous, [...]
Wrigley Field still has a fair number of day games and Matt Harvey gets to show off his stuff in the midday sun. Game time slated for 2:20 PM. [chat id="72" ]
Coming into the season, Daniel Murphy had a lifetime .766 OPS with a slash line of .292/.339/.427 in 1,742 PA. So it shouldn’t be a big surprise that on games thru May 16th, Murphy has a 775 OPS with a slash line of .297/.335/.439 in 158 PA. This is essentially who Murphy is as a [...]
It feels like with every passing game, this question continues to pop up: “What to do about Ike Davis?” And it is one that will really shape the way the 2013 Mets season turns out - if it already hasn’t. Davis has been touted as the first-basemen of the future for the New York Mets, [...]
What’s wrong with the Mets? If you listen to Manager-for-the-moment Terry Collins, the answer is “Nothing. We just have to play better.” Well we’re all certainly glad he cleared that one up. Good to know he has the solution right at his fingertips. Meanwhile the Mets have just notched their second six-game losing skein of [...]
Mets try to avoid the four-game sweep while going up against old nemesis Wainwright. Game time is 1:45 PM. [chat id="71" ]
With each mounting loss, it is becoming incredibly hard to find a silver lining to the Mets’ start to the 2013 season. With the Mets’ 4-2 loss to the Cardinals on Wednesday night, the Mets have now dropped six consecutive games. This is the second time this year that the Mets have dropped at least [...]
Hard to find a more lopsided pitching matchup. The Cardinals have their young fireballing phenom going up against Shaun Marcum, who is not young, has never been a fireballer and likely never a phenom, either. Game time is 8:15 PM. [chat id="70" ]
When the Mets hired Terry Collins, he was 62 years old and had not managed in the majors in a dozen years. His hiring was never about being a long-term answer. Instead, he was supposed to bring professionalism back to the position and help transition to a new era. He was a caretaker. Webster’s defines [...]
Your intrepid columnist likes to think he has a pretty good memory, especially about things that wouldn’t appear to particularly important to anybody else. I can forget work-related things with the best of ‘em. If I have to remember to mail something out, it’s a better than even chance I won’t remember to do it [...]