HYPE files: Domingo Tapia

Where’s the hype? Domingo Tapia, SP: Like always, some of you minor league savvy readers may be familiar with Domingo Tapia. Tapia is a guy most people pegged as the Mets sleeper prospect of the year. Keith Law ranked Tapia 7th on his Mets top prospects list and had this to say: “Right-hander Domingo Tapia [...]

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Matt Harvey’s fastball, Josh Edgin’s relief, R.A. Dickey’s streak

Matt Harvey sure looked ready for prime time last night. In his major league debut, Harvey pitched 5.1 scoreless innings, did not allow a run and broke Tom Seaver’s franchise record for strikeouts in a debut. And for good measure, Harvey went 2-for-2 at the plate with a double. He finished the night with 11 [...]

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We’ll Never Know The Real Story Of The Mets’ Finances

Some good financial news for Fred and Jeff Wilpon came down the line today. Irving Picard – trustee overseeing the restitution to victims of Bernie Madoffs’ Ponzi scheme – announced he’s ready to disburse roughly $1.5 billion to those victims. According to Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork, the Wilpons will see a benefit from this, even [...]

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Alderson was right in turning down Murphy-Gregerson deal

The big news today in Metsland is that Sandy Alderson turned down a trade offer from the Padres where the club would have sent Daniel Murphy west in return for Luke Gregerson. On July 1st this might have been an interesting trade proposal. On July 26th, if Sandy had pulled the trigger it would have [...]

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Progression of Matt Harvey is something to keep fans tuned in

I don’t think I need to remind anyone here about the tumultuous state that the Mets currently find themselves in. Clearly, I don’t have to tell you they have dropped 12 out of their last 13 games. Obviously, Mets’ fans are at the end of their rope and almost all have thrown in the towel [...]

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Schadenfreude rekindles interest in the 2012 Mets season

I need a smile. Seemingly all of the goodwill built up by the Mets’ strong play at the beginning of the year has melted away after the All-Star break. I watch games now expecting bad things to happen and that’s not how I wish to be a fan. Need something, anything, to break this cycle [...]

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Mets Card of the Week: 2008 Carlos Delgado

 2008 TOPPS SILK CARLOS DELGADO The first baseball-player silks were distributed by tobacco companies in the early part of the 20th century. Those early issues (catalogued as S74 and S81, for those of you scoring at home) were actually satin, not silk, and were intended to be sewn into pillow covers and the like. So [...]

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Mets Game Chatter – 7/24/12

Can the Mets score first?  Can they keep the game going to extra-innings?  Will Terry Collins ask Manny Acosta to go multiple innings his first time back?  Find out these answers and more in this episode of Mets Soap!  R.A. Dickey toes the rubber for the 7:10 start. Enter your comments in the text box [...]

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The 2012 Mets: Something’s Got To Give

I think it’s safe to say the Dog Days have arrived – that all-too-familiar time when one day runs into the next and it seems like no one has any energy. People get edgier this time of year, tempers shorten and frustration lengthens. If you’re a fan of the Mets, the Dog Days started just [...]

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