THE JERSEY OF THE DAMNED Previously on Card of the Week, we established that my eight-year old son Sebastian is not much of a baseball fan. But there we were staring Halloween night in the face without a defined costume. I kept spitting out suggestions, which were shot down like clay pigeons. “Mario?” “No.” “Zombie?” [...]
1. For starters, 2009 & 2010 were better than you remember In 239 games during the 2009 & 2010 seasons, Pagan hit .296/.344/.448 (.792 OPS) over 1009 plate appearances. Playing all 3 OF positions, but mostly CF, Pagan earned a UZR of +22.7 in 1952.1 defensive innings. All told, in a year and a half's [...]
Well, being a Mets fan just gets better and better, doesn’t it? We’re worried about whether or not the team will keep Jose Reyes in orange and blue next year, while people who actually work for the Mets will now have to worry about where their next meal is coming from. On the one hand, [...]
If you are a New York baseball fan over the age of 40, the name Gil Hodges holds a special place in your heart. At the very least you recall hearing about his storied playing and managerial career. You might remember him leading the Miracle Mets to the World Series. Perhaps you remember him playing [...]
Now there’s a rumor out there in cyber space that if the Mets don’t re-sign Jose Reyes that their payroll will dip under $100 million. Which means no impact players will be added in the offseason and a strong likelihood that at least one of their two non-tender candidates will be cut loose. Let’s pretend [...]
With the recent retirement of Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa, now seems to be a good time to remember a time that the Mets got the better of the future Hall of Fame manager - the 2000 NLCS. Which Mets player led the team with a .444 AVG in that series? Was it: A: Benny Agbayani [...]
There’s been a lot of talk lately about Jose Reyes not re-signing with the Mets. I still believe that he will, and if he doesn’t, I’ll be heartbroken. But if they don’t re-sign Reyes that frees up a lot of money for this organization. That would leave them with about $40M to fill out the [...]
Counting interim managers, the Mets have had 20 different skippers in their 50 seasons. Nine of those also played for the Mets before becoming managers. Here is an alphabetical listing of those nine managers, along with their ranks as overall players, their time playing with the Mets and their time managing our favorite team. Yogi [...]
1998 SCORE EDGARDO ALFONZO I was on my way downstairs the other day after a shower, when the path was interrupted by my 8-year old son. “Here, I've got something for you,” he said, handing me a card. Sebastian is not really a baseball fan. Gymnastics is his passion, and I have great admiration for [...]
Congratulations to the newest man of leisure, Tony LaRussa and his hearty band of Birds. The St. Louis Cardinals’ ascension to the highest heights after being ten-plus games out of a playoff spot in late-August is nothing short of miraculous – to say nothing of their multiple resurrections in World Series Game 6 alone. For [...]