To be clear, I mean that as an actual question, not a rhetorical one. It's a question with lots of reasonable, subjective answers. The Mets have been lucky, because David Wright has rediscovered his stardom, and Kirk Nieuwenhuis has unexpectedly settled right into the Major League lineup, and Johan Santana's left arm is not only [...]
After college, Matt Den Dekker was selected by the New York Mets in the fifth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. In 2010 Den Dekker managed a combined line of: .336/23/0/20/11/33. It isn’t the kind of line that makes people too excited. He showed a good glove and was expected to be a [...]
How many MLB umpires do you think you could name? I bet it’s more than you think. Balkin’ Bob Davidson might be the first one to jump to mind. Perhaps Cowboy Joe West stands out for his over-the-top theatrics. Or it could be Phil Cuzzi or Laz Diaz or Angel Hernandez for their perceived terribleness. [...]