The Marlins have always annoyed me. As a Mets fan, I dislike how they had an easier path as an expansion team than the clubs that joined MLB in the 1960s. Also, I was not a big fan of how they won the World Series and then immediately stripped their roster. But mostly I disliked [...]
Two games into the season, the Francisco Rodriguez games-finished watch is officially underway. Saturday night,Rodriguez was brought in to close out a 3-2 game but gave up a run and the game went into extra innings. The Mets put up three runs in the top of the 10th and Rodriguez was the eighth batter of [...]
How good would Jenrry Mejia look in the New York Mets starting rotation? There’s a good chance the 21-year-old would be a fixture in the rotation this season had the Mets not insisted on starting him in the New York bullpen last season and wasting an available year of development time. However, maybe the Mets [...]
My first go round at Opening Day predictions at Mets360 did not go so well. So, I could go one of several ways: A. Try to make “easy” predictions to make me look good in hindsight. B. Make off the wall assertions and when one of them came true, trumpet the fact that I picked [...]
It was a special chant. One that was coined by a beloved New York Met. It was the rally cry of not just a Mets team that seemed to be going nowhere in 1973, but the cry of every Mets team and fan that followed for years to come. “Ya Gotta Believe!” It was a [...]
With Opening Day upon us, it’s time for new beginnings and fresh slates. Mets’ fans know this all too well, as hope springs eternal with each opening day. It’s always a time to put the past behind you, while turning over a new leaf. I know that it must seem difficult to remain optimistic, and [...]