The first drops of rain have fallen on the Mets’ 2012 season, in the form of a cracked pinky. The pinky has started to make parts of the fan base panicky already, including your intrepid columnist. Exposure has come quickly and the rainbows and daffodils we saw in the opening sweep of the Braves and [...]
After storming out of the gate 4-0, the Mets built a lot of goodwill among its fanbase that maybe some good news was in store for the faithful this summer. However, after two straight losses on top of David Wright suffering from a fractured pinkie, a lot of people are ready to push the panic [...]
2012 TOPPS HERITAGE CHRIS SCHWINDEN So I was going to tell you all about the 2012 Topps Heritage set. How it's printed on sturdy throwback non-glossy stock, practically begging you to say “Got it, got it, got it, need it” while you thumb through a stack. How cards numbered 426 through 500 in the set [...]
“It’s great to be young and a Giant.” – “Laughing” Larry Doyle, New York second-baseman, 1911 In the history of baseball, certain archetypes have arisen to define positions on the field. Much like you can divine the attributes of the students who live in a particular house in a Harry Potter novel – Ravenclaw for [...]
Kirk Nieuwenhuis hit his first major league home run and Daniel Murphy made two key plays in the ninth inning but the big story from Monday night was the performance of Mike Pelfrey. At first glance that might seem odd, as Pelfrey gave up 10 hits and three runs and needed help to finish six [...]
ESPN has a fun feature where it takes a player’s current stats and uses them to project what a player will do for the rest of the season. It’s not meant to be taken seriously but it’s a nice thing to have when you wonder what a player will do if he keeps up his [...]
You’ve heard about the generation 2K pitchers: Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler, Jeurys Familia and Jenrry Mejia. You’ve heard about some of the role playing pitchers who project into the latter half of the rotation: Darin Gorski, Collin McHugh, Mark Cohoon and Chris Schwinden, but you may not have heard of some of the kids in [...]
So far things are going well for the Mets in the 2012 season. Johan Santana looked great in his first outing, the bullpen hasn’t allowed a run yet, David Wright looks like his old self, and they are actually hitting balls out of the ballpark. On top of their undefeated record (yeah I said it) [...]
Throughout the offseason the Mets were the joke of baseball. Some went so far as to predict that they would lose 100 games and while most weren’t that pessimistic, they were a near unanimous pick to finish in last place in the NL East. Those of us who suggested that they were not that bad [...]
Well, that didn’t take long. It took only seven innings into the 2012 season for the Mets to suffer the injury bug, as centerfielder Andres Torres strained his calf-the same calf that bothered him all spring-in the seventh inning of Thursday’s opener vs. the Braves. As a result, Torres is now headed to the 15-day [...]
Full Name: Kirk Robert Nieuwenhuis Born: 08/07/1987 Birthplace: Santa Monica, CA College: Azusa Pacific Height: 6' 3" Weight: 215 Bats: L Throws: R Drafted by the New York Mets in the 3rd round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft. The Mets are expected to recall Kirk Nieuwenhuis today to replace the injured Andres Torres [...]
For one day everything was perfect, as the Mets beat the Braves on Opening Day, 1-0. If you are Sandy Alderson, the victory is extra sweet, as most of his offseason acquisitions played a big role in the outcome. New center fielder Andres Torres scored the game’s only run. New relievers Ramon Ramirez, Jon Rauch [...]