In 1964, some of the fruits of the Mets labors since the expansion draft blossomed. Dick Allen had a terrific second season and Dick Dietz showed that he was a positive offensive player as a catcher, if his defense needed work. Ed Kranepool also took control of the First Base position and original Mets draftee [...]
There’s a school of thought that goes if you repeat a lie loud enough and often enough – it becomes truth. This is, unfortunately, not exclusive to one walk of life. Where it rears its ugly head in baseball is with the notion that you need to have multiple lefty relievers, with at least one [...]
This past Tuesday marked an anniversary in Mets history. It was ten years ago on January 13th, that the New York Mets made a huge splash in the baseball free agent market and signed outfielder Carlos Beltran. Prior to his stint in Queens, Beltran had spent seven solid years with the Kansas City Royals before [...]
In our last installment, the Mets saw a vast improvement under the helm of new manager Gil Hodges. Several young players made sterling debuts, including Dick Allen and Ron Hunt, both who would have been in the discussion for Rookie of the Year in the upcoming offseason. Several young players were acquired and star prospect [...]
The writers have spoken and MLB welcomes four new members into the Hall of Fame. Among them is former Mets pitcher Pedro Martinez. While Martinez certainly did not get into the hall based on his accolades with the Mets, he still seems to have a soft spot for New York fans. In a press conference [...]
With the Mets pursuit of a shortstop for the 2015 season still simmering, former Mets General Manager Steve Phillips penned an ESPN insider article opining that the Mets need to go out and make a trade for a superstar player to take the leap to being legitimate contenders. That opinion is right in line with [...]
As we all know the Mets did not trade Jose Reyes at the deadline in 2011 and then did not re-sign him after the season, when he jumped ship to Miami. The Mets did not end up empty handed, as they received a pick between the first and second rounds in the following year's draft. [...]
Last Wednesday, a competition began in which you the fans vote on which Met had the best single season. The competition is arranged in a bracket style format In our first matchup, Jose Reyes’ 2011 season faced John Olerud’s 1998 season. The competition was completed last night, and Olerud beat out Reyes by a whopping [...]
So the 1962 season ended and the reimagined Mets were probably slightly more successful than the original Mets due to slightly better pitching, with the presences of Jim Brewer and Billy Pierce, and slightly better defense. In the end though, the issues that plagued the 1962 Mets would be similar to the reimaigned team as [...]
With the offseason underway and the MLB Project over, it felt right to start a concept that has been in my mind for several years now. As I grew older and the team became the sports franchise that matters the most to me, I became fascinated with the years that the team existed that I [...]
In the 52 years of the existence of the New York Mets, they have produced four players that have won the Rookie of the Year; Tom Seaver, Jon Matlack, Darryl Strawberry and Dwight Gooden. Each one was a major contributor in their rookie season and beyond, yet all but Strawberry were pitchers. The National League [...]
An appreciation of the work done by Omar Minaya in his swan song for the Mets