In 1993, the Mets lost 103 games, the first time since 1967 they finished with triple-digit losses for the year. That terrible finish, combined with the loss of three free agents at the end of the year who earned them compensation picks, led the Mets to having eight of the top 100 picks in the [...]
Recently, the Mets let it be known that if they re-sign Jose Reyes, that Ruben Tejada will be the team’s starting second baseman in 2012. And if Reyes bolts, they’ll move Tejada to shortstop and have Daniel Murphy starting at second base. Many fans seem surprised by this news, figuring that Murphy’s career in the [...]
With alterations already under way to reconfigure the fences at Citi Field, the Mets are undergoing a facelift with the hopes that it could jump-start a flailing offense. At the crux of the fence alterations is what it could mean to both David Wright and Jason Bay. Wright and Bay have seen their home run [...]
Last Friday the Mets outrighted Jason Pridie and Nick Evans to Triple-A. They could have accepted the assignment or elected free agency. They both chose free agency. A day later Pridie signed a minor league deal with the Oakland A’s. Pridie was just an OK player for the Mets, but he’s easily replaceable and won’t [...]
1964 TOPPS RON HUNT It's post-season awards week, or as I like to call it, The Week When They Give the MVP Award to Someone Other Than a New York Mets Player. I think we can safely say that this year will be no different than the previous 49, and rightfully so. I suppose there's [...]
I have a confession to make. I’ve never admitted this to many people, but it feels really good to get it off my chest now. I – ME of all people – was a bandwagon jumper. Years ago, I committed the unpardonable sin of a sports fan: I switched teams. At an opportune moment, in [...]
For all sad words of tongue and pen The saddest are these It might have been You probably recognize this quote but probably don’t know who first uttered it. John Greenleaf Whittier, a Quaker poet and abolitionist from the 19th Century, is the one to credit for the inspiration to today’s post. I’m going to [...]
Merry Christmas everyone! We're all opening presents and singing carols, so please enjoy this trip in the way-back machine to November, 2011
Are you familiar with the stat Defensive Runs Saved? You should be. Here’s a description, courtesy of Sports Illustrated writer Joe Posnanski: “[T]he numbers determines (using film study and computer comparisons) how many more or fewer successful plays a defensive player will make than league average. For instance, if a shortstop makes a play that [...]
The Mets have not made the playoffs in five years and by most people’s predictions on how the 2011-2012 offseason will go, they will soon extend that streak to six seasons. It’s no fun sitting at home while other teams are playing the biggest games of the year but the reality is that the last [...]
If you are immersed in the Mets’ blogosphere, you assuredly have read the obituary that has been written for the Mets, since it seems unlikely that the Mets will retain their franchise shortstop Jose Reyes. If Reyes leaves- it is told through many others-the Mets will be one chaotic mess. Expect the demise of the [...]
When you think of the New York Mets these days, two names come to mind: Jose Reyes and David Wright. Now there is a chance that both of them won’t be on the team come 2012. With the Mets pursuit of Reyes looking bleaker and bleaker, the talks of trading Wright will heat up. If [...]