Cash strapped, embroiled in a lawsuit because of their involvement with Bernard Madoff, losing tens of millions of dollars every year and overseeing a disapointing on-field product, Mets ownership needed help. They looked to sell a $200 million stake in the team to raise money. In May 2011, Mets ownership announced that after vetting out [...]
What do James Baldwin, Scott Erickson and Geremi Gonzalez all have in common? They all started games for the Mets in the last 10 years. Congratulations if you’ve successfully put those performances out of your mind. That trio combined for 29 ER in 28 IP. And they’re hardly alone for rotten performances on the mound [...]
The 1969 Mets are one of the most beloved teams in baseball history. The classic rags to riches story of a team who had never eclipsed a positive winning percentage from 1962 to 1968 rising to the top of the baseball world in 1969 was drama at its best. Mets fans know the main players [...]
Tom Glavine is now a Hall of Famer. Although he will always be known as that consistent ace pitcher for over a decade with the Atlanta Braves, his five year stint for the Mets was an integral part of his career. While it was a no-brainer to see him enter Cooperstown on Wednesday, Mets fans [...]
One early spring night in 1976, Bill James, a night security guard at the Stokley-Van Camp pork and beans cannery in Lawrence, Kan., sat reading the copy of Street and Smith’s Baseball Yearbook. Beside him sat several other preseason baseball publications which he had bought – called annuals. “Reading through them I realized, ‘These are [...]
On December 10, 2008 it was announced that the New York Mets had just signed free agent closer Francisco Rodriguez – K-Rod for short. At the time it seemed like a nice deal for the Mets. K-Rod was coming off a record breaking 62 saves for the Los Angeles Angels. Yeah, it was very likely [...]
Last month, I began the construction of the Mets’ Field of Dreams in Field of Dreams: Mets Edition – Pitchers. Five starting pitchers and six relief pitchers were added to the roster, which means there are only nineteen spots left. Today, two more players will be added to the roster: one starting catcher and one [...]
With rumors about the Mets signing Curtis Granderson swirling around and trades between other teams occurring left, right and center, the other needs of the team at shortstop and pitcher, have yet to be met. Considering Chris Young’s one-year, $7.25 million contract and the perspective Granderson contract (would have to be at least 15 million [...]
There’s a great account on twitter, @BRefPlayIndex, that if you don’t follow, you should if you consider yourself a baseball fan. They often tweet out great nuggets of information about great seasons players have had that you may have forgotten about, along with other great nuggets (and the occasional giveaway. So when they tweeted this [...]
Being in a major media market the Mets have always been fairly lucky to have fairly good broadcasters doing color and play by play of their games. Thought it might be fun to compare the classic trio of Lindsey Nelson, Bob Murphy and Ralph Kiner with today’s trio of leads: Gary Cohen, Ron Darling and [...]
On the second Wednesday of every month, I will be constructing the Mets’ Field of Dreams. Each month I will take a different spot on the roster and choose the best Met, or Mets, to ever play the positions. On the final month, I will give the full roster, the starting line up, and the [...]
Catcher Harry Chiti spent 10 years in the major leagues including part of the 1962 season with the New York Mets. Today is his birthday; he was born on November 16, 1932. He was known for his defensive capabilities including his ability to handle a knuckleball pitcher. On April 26, 1962, the Mets acquired Chiti [...]