A double in the sixth inning Sunday extended Lucas Duda’s streak or reaching base to 20 games. It’s the career-best mark for Duda and he has moved past Josh Thole for the second-longest streak this season, trailing only the 23-game stretch posted earlier by David Wright. It got me wondering what the longest streak in [...]
Hicksville, NY native, Cam Maron is one of two Met catching prospects who seem to have the makings of future MLB players. His calling card has been a solid average with little power and no speed. His patience and contact oriented approach and his being a lefty (Hitting) makes me think of Josh Thole. Having [...]
This is a blog about the Mets but today I ask you for a brief break from our favorite team. This is a personal article, written three years ago. It’s about baseball – in a way – but I hope it has an even broader appeal. I promise to write about the Mets tomorrow, when [...]
Not all positions are created equal. Many positions have a higher value to a farm system because they are, frankly, harder to play. For a given position a player must be naturally gifted with 1 of 4 abilities: Arm, Hands, Range and/or Smarts. Arm: Is pretty straightforward. Accuracy is good but for positions like Shortstop, [...]
By no measure can we say that that Ike Davis is back just yet. I think he’d have to be way north of the interstate to back up that claim. However, not anymore can we say he is a lost cause and that he has to be shuffled off to Buffalo, because it appears that [...]
Jason Bay signed a four-year, $66-million contract with the New York Mets on Dec. 29, 2009, and the deal has been a bust since Day 1. Meet Jason Bay, Then And Now Through 11 years as a major leaguer, Bay has established himself as an everyday left fielder – and emergency center fielder – who [...]
For a fourth-string shortstop, Omar Quintanilla has been pretty good. After injuries felled Tejada, Cedeno and Turner, the Mets turned to the veteran Qunitanilla, who has gotten the job done both in the field and at the plate. After 55 PA, Quintanilla has a .326/.436/.478 line with the Mets and in 129 innings in the [...]
As you read this, the Mets are going for a sweep this afternoon in Tampa. A week ago, I couldn’t imagine typing those words. Off the disastrous Yankee series last weekend, I was steeling myself for the annual June tumble when all the dew from spring training is finally blown away and hard reality snaps [...]
Come join David Groveman and the crew as the Mets look for the sweep against the Rays! 6/14/12 Game Chatter
While Johan Santana and his pitching of the Mets’ first ever no-hitter rightfully captivated the area and had Mets’ fans practically worshiping him at his feet, it has been the pitching of one R.A. Dickey that is becoming the story this year for the Mets. In case you haven’t heard, Dickey has been pretty good [...]
I reached out to friends in the Mets blogosphere recently to ask the following question: With about 1/3 of the season in the books, how do you feel about Daniel Murphy at 2B and should he be the starter in 2013? Their names are hyperlinked to their blogs so please go ahead and click on [...]
2012 TOPPS ARCHIVES JOHAN SANTANA Seeing the square-shouldered Johan Santana on this 1971 Topps card explains everything. I realize now that the whole Madoff affair was just a smokescreen. The Wilpons have actually been flush with cash all along, but they were diverting funds in the service of a special project. The project? Send the [...]