Josh Thole has been the Mets’ primary catcher for almost two whole years now. So, it begs the question: Where does Thole stand in the Mets' long term plans at catcher moving forward? Let’s call a spade a spade. Thole is at best an average catcher with no discernible skills that separate himself from the [...]
Chris Young takes the hill for the Mets tonight as they try to prevent a three-game losing skid. Game time is 7:10. It may take the software a minute to load when you first click on the page. Please be patient. Enter your comments in the text box above where it says "Powered by Quick [...]
1978 TOPPS DOUG FLYNN When I think of bad baseball players, I immediately think of Doug Flynn. Want to win a bet with your friend? Ask him who the worst hitter in Mets history with 1,000 PA is and give him three guesses to pick the guy. Despite what you might think from the subject [...]
Brian and David did a 30-minute podcast Wednesday afternoon discussing both the major and minor leagues. Tune in to hear David defend Sandy Alderson on Jason Bay, Gavin Cecchini and other topics. Also be on the lookout for discussion around the Mets' bullpen, Jeurys Familia, Jenrry Mejia, Cory Mazzoni, Michael Fulmer and Brandon Nimmo. You [...]
Jonathon Niese goes up against Donovan Solano, Justin Ruggiano, Nick Green and the rest of the Marlins tonight at 7:10. It may take the software a minute to load when you first click on the page. Please be patient. Enter your comments in the text box above where it says "Powered by Quick Chat" and [...]
Matt Harvey has arrived. In his first three starts he has pitched marvelously, in tough luck and pretty badly, in that order. It would appear that Harvey is going through all the inconsistencies and vicissitudes that young pitchers not named “Walter Johnson” go through. In his last start, he was cuffed around pretty badly by [...]
When Sandy Alderson and company selected Brandon Nimmo with the Mets first round (13th overall) pick in the 2011 draft it was hardly a slam dunk. This is because Nimmo’s home state, Wyoming, might have a higher population of endangered American Buffalo than high-school athletes. (Also… Wyoming is pretty cold). Nimmo’s talents were only truly [...]
I ain’t an athlete lady, I’m a ballplayer.” That’s the famous quote from John Kruk, after a woman questioned his conditioning after seeing him drinking beer and smoking cigarettes at a restaurant during Spring Training one year. Kruk’s listed height and weight over at Baseball-Reference is 5’10, 170. The former is likely right, the latter [...]
Matt Harvey makes his third MLB start as the Mets try to end their West Coast trip with a 7-4 record as they take on the Padres at 4:05 PM. It may take the software a minute to load when you first click on the page. Please be patient. Enter your comments in the text [...]
Not very often is an 11-game West Coast swing the cure for what ails a team but that seems to be the case with the 2012 Mets. After opening the second half with a 1-11 record, thanks to a bullpen that contributed mightily to an 0-4 mark in one-run games along with two other losses [...]
A West Coast game with an 8:35 start - there's something you don't see everyday. Jeremy Hefner, who has not pitched bad at all as a SP, looks to get back in the win column. It may take the software a minute to load when you first click on the page. Please be patient. Enter [...]
If you ask me, the worst thing the Mets could have done this year… would have been to thrust Matt Harvey into the big-league team from the start of the season. They didn’t, but could you imagine what that might have done to Matt Harvey’s career prospects? Actually, we all can. Because the Mets were [...]