Edmund Burke said, “Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.” George Santayana said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Some variation of these two quotes is repeated today in nearly every field of study. In the case of the Mets, in 2012 it is used to combat [...]
After watching yet another disappointing performance by a Mets’ fifth starter, I am left asking myself numerous questions. The most important one of all is, if the Mets truly want to stay in this race all year long, why are they continually giving away games? First it was Chris Schwinden, now Jeremy Hefner. While the [...]
We are always quick to judge a pitcher on his work performance. If he does not perform up to our standards, then we have no problem calling for management to give him his walking papers. Yet how often do we really think about what is going on in the mind of a pitcher? When was [...]