Here's what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1988: Kevin McReynolds put on a hitting clinic, going 5-for-6 with a pair of doubles, a home run and four RBI, leading the Mets to a 9-8 win over the Atlanta Braves. McReynolds also made two outstanding defensive plays to save the game. He [...]
Back on May 20th, I wrote an article which concluded that the Mets should fire Jerry Manuel. Of course, the Mets have gone 28-17 since that column was published, fueled by replacing John Maine and Oliver Perez in the rotation with R.A. Dickey and Hisanori Takahashi. Barring a collapse of epic proportions, Manuel will be [...]
The All-Star break is upon us and it’s natural to look forward. The Mets at 48-40, four games back of the Atlanta Braves in the NL and one game behind in the wild card race. Below is a list of Mets players with a grade given to each hitter and pitcher on how they have [...]
Here's what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1962: New York Mets purchased Joe Pignatano from the San Francisco Giants. 1988: New York Mets signed free agent Bob McClure.
Here's what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1970: New York Mets sold Don Cardwell to the Atlanta Braves. 2007: New York Mets signed free agent Marlon Anderson of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
As we head toward the All-Star break, David Wright is making a push to be in the discussion for National League Most Valuable Player. In a renaissance year of sorts, Wright is hitting .317 with 14 HR’s and a league leading 65 RBI’s. Two years ago the idea of Wright winning an MVP would have been [...]
Here's what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1967: New York Mets traded Chuck Hiller to the Philadelphia Phillies for Phil Linz. 1973: New York Mets sold Jim Fregosi to the Texas Rangers. 1980: New York Mets signed free agent Bill Almon. 1985: Nolan Ryan becomes the first pitcher to record 4,000 [...]
OK, so the Mets lost out on Cliff Lee. If you are worried about Hisnaori Takahashi making it through a lineup three times or R.A. Dickey’s long ball troubles you still want the Mets to land an impact starter. Houston’s Roy Oswalt is still there for the taking. Let’s take a quick look and see [...]
Here's what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1984: On the 50th anniversary of Carl Hubbell's legendary five consecutive strikeouts in the 1934 All-Star Game, N.L. pitchers Fernando Valenzuela and Dwight Gooden combine to fan six batters in a row for a new All-Star Game record in the N.L.'s 3-1 triumph. After [...]
The latest rumors have Cliff Lee going to the Yankees. But even though the Mets may miss out on the top pitcher, there are still other pitchers worth acquiring who are having their names floated out on the trade market. But I am less concerned here with whom the Mets get. Instead, I am concerned [...]
Here's what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1968: Appropriately for 1968, pitching dominates the All-Star Game. Willie Mays, playing in place of injured Pete Rose, tallies an unearned run in the first inning against A.L. starter Luis Tiant to complete the scoring for the day. It is the first All-Star effort [...]
While it seems Johan Santana has found his groove again, and the Mets getting great contributions from Jon Niese and R.A. Dickey, the Mets rotation always seems to have a weak link(s) during stretches of the season. It is now Mike Pelfrey and Hisanori Takahashi that are struggling. Pelfrey has struggled in his last two starts. [...]