When you are struggling to make ends meet, you don’t shop at Sky Mall. When you’re worried that they are going to turn off your power, you don’t go out and buy a Tripod Ladder System for $299.00, no matter how cool it seems. Which brings us to the Mets signing Tim Byrdak for 2012. [...]
1962 SALADA JUNKET BOB MILLER What strange currency is this? Better yet, which Bob Miller is this? Is it Bob L. Miller, the RHP who went 1-12 with a 4.89 ERA for the '62 Mets? Or is it Bob G. Miller, the LHP who went 2-2 with a 7.08 ERA for the '62 Mets? Bob [...]
They’ve infuriated me. They’ve puzzled me. At times, they’ve even bored me. They can follow sparkling play with utter ineptitude – in the space of a heartbeat. They’ve gone through such violent “mood swings” this year, that you can’t even chalk it up to “Well, that’s baseball…” Vin Scully has said many times that winning [...]
I bet you have no idea how outstanding Ruben Tejada has been this year. On the surface, it seems like he’s made progress from a year ago and is a competent major leaguer. But what he’s doing at his age and his position is really noteworthy. Since 1901, Tejada is one of just 116 players [...]
Catching has not been one of the Mets’ strengths this season. When Sandy Alderson signed Ronny Paulino in the offseason, it appeared to be a very good move, as he seemed an ideal platoon mate for Josh Thole. A Thole-Paulino combo looked liked it could give the Mets above-average production for a minimum investment. However, [...]
"I don't want to be what's called a defensive liability," Josh Thole said before the Mets' 1-0 loss to the Braves at Turner Field. "You lead the league in passed balls, and I'm sure that is raising questions. I don't want those questions anymore. I don't want to hear the negativity that I can't catch [...]
After Thursday’s debacle against the Washington Nationals in which the Mets were down 2-1 in the seventh inning, but lost the game 10-1 and thus completing a four game sweep for the Nationals, Mets’ manager Terry Collins had a few choice words for his ball club. "Perception is reality in our game and the perception [...]
Since joining the Mets, Danny Herrera has faced 21 batters and allowed only three baserunners on two hits and a walk. That works out to a miniscule 0.474 WHIP. The surprising thing is how good Herrera has been versus RHB. Here are his splits this year with the Mets: vs RHB – 1-10, SF, BB [...]
The regular season for Mets minor leaguers ended on Labor Day and the Class A St. Lucie Mets were eliminated in the championship series of the Florida State League playoffs and Savannah is one win away from a low Class A title in the South Atlantic League. With the offseason quickly approaching, now is a [...]
I have to say that I have been quite unimpressed with David Wright lately. He does not hit. He is lacking in defense again. He looks as if he is defeated when he comes to the plate. In Sunday night’s game, the Cubs loaded the bases just to pitch to him because he was doing [...]
Over my last couple of pieces, I’ve tried to get a pulse on what the Mets’ 2012 season might look like. It’d be easier to predict tomorrow night’s lottery numbers. It’s always a tricky thing to try and guess what will happen down the line. The best anyone can do to predict the future is [...]
With the official end of the 2011 MLB regular season fast approaching, the Mets once again find themselves playing out the string in a season that has already been unofficially over for quite awhile. Like many fans, over the past few weeks my attention has begun to shift away from the action on the field [...]