Hmmm... there was probably a better pun to be made there. Oh well, moving on. I'm among the minority of Mets fans that, even after his 2011 season, still liked Angel Pagan. I could certainly understand why so many other Mets fans were frustrated with him. But I never understood the logic behind the non-tender [...]
2003 FLEER MYSTIQUE JOSE REYES Fleer took its initial steps into the baseball card market in the late '50s/early '60s, producing a set dedicated to the career of Ted Williams, and a couple of “all-time greats” issues that focused on retired players. Come 1963, they were suitably emboldened to attempt a run at the Topps [...]
OK, so the Mets lost Jose Reyes, blah, blah, blah, he was one of my favorite players, blah, blah, blah, whatever. It’s over now, it’s time to accept it and move on. Unfortunately, a lot of Mets fans out there can’t accept it, and don’t understand what just happened. It’s mainly because a lot of [...]
Yesterday I wrote an article asking if the Mets should trade Jason Bay and David Wright for nothing. My idea, clearly not explained well enough in the piece, was that the price to the Mets for another club taking on Bay and his salary was Wright. In the comments section, some suggested holding Wright and [...]
If you were Sandy Alderson and some team outside of the NL East came along and made the following trade offer, would you do it? Team A gets: Jason Bay and David Wright Mets get: Some random minor league prospect Essentially, this trade is a salary dump. Would you give up Wright if it meant [...]
While I’ve never been a drinker of the Wilpon Kool-aid, you’ll notice that I tend to support the team’s leadership more often than not. The Jose Reyes action, or inaction to be more precise, has me in an unusual state – angry, depressed and unsure. I always have been and will be loyal to my [...]
Earlier this weekend I was chatting with my friend the Rotoprofessor and he made an off the cuff remark that caught me by surprise. Basically, he said that if the Mets look at second base as primarily an offensive position, then of the options that the club has at second base, that Jordany Valdespin had [...]
The 2011 Mets used just nine different starters and the five pitchers who had the most GS combined to make 149 of the team’s 162 starts. Here was the breakdown: Pelfrey – 33 Dickey – 32 Capuano – 31 Gee – 27 Niese – 26 Batista – 4 Young – 4 Schwinden – 4 Carrasco [...]
Fans tend to be either overly optimistic or pessimistic. That is why it is important to look at unbiased, systematic approaches to projections. One of the best sets available are the ZiPS projections from ESPN Insider and Baseball Think Factory Editor-in-Chief Dan Szymborski. Recently Szymborski, an Orioles fan, agreed to a Q&A about his projections [...]
I like Dave Kingman. Now, I realize perfectly well that makes me an idiot in the minds of some. After all, Kingman could seemingly do nothing besides hit home runs on the field and generally the less said about his off the field exploits, the better. But man, was he fun to watch! The thrill [...]
