I do a lot of searching through minor-league lists of top prospects and I often find it interesting where “experts” decide to rank Met prospects. Using the basic rankings of MLB.com’s pre-season picks for the Met’s top 20 prospects, Here’s a little review in preview of my full system review that I’m starting to work [...]
I stood stone-like at midnight, suspended in my masquerade. You may recognize that lyric as the opening line to “Growin’ Up,” the second track on Bruce Springsteen’s debut album. To me, this lyric and the title apply nicely to Ike Davis here in 2012. Davis stood stone-like in the batter’s box for most of the [...]
Collin McHugh makes his much anticipated second start today as the Mets travel to St. Louis for a 2:15 PM start here on Labor Day Brian Joura September 3, 2012 - 2:18 pm START 9/3 CHATTER Brian Joura September 3, 2012 - 2:20 pm I have no problem if Murphy doesn't look to drive pitches [...]
On Sunday Bobby Parnell came in a game in the sixth inning for the first time since April 18th. He had gone four days without pitching but retired the side in order and lowered his ERA to 2.96 for the season. In a year where the bullpen has been justifiably criticized, Parnell has been a [...]
Chris Young takes the hill in Miami as the Mets go for the sweep over the Marlins at 1:10 PM. It may take the software a minute to load when you first click on the page. Please be patient. If you're having trouble getting in, try using Firefox instead of Internet Explorer. Enter your comments [...]
The Mets used four pitchers last night and the one who likely did the worst job on the night – Ramon Ramirez – came away with the Win. That’s the way it goes sometimes because no statistic is perfect. The annoying thing is that many people will forgive the imperfections of certain stats, like Wins, [...]
In Part 1, we discussed the tough stuff. Here comes the candy. I will list the pitchers in what I feel is a particular order of excellence. The ETA’s will vary, but we’ll come back at the end an sum up the vast talent on this team. If Mets excellent pitching was a levy in [...]
Jeremy Hefner takes the mound for the Mets in Miami tonight at 7:10. It may take the software a minute to load when you first click on the page. Please be patient. If you're having trouble getting in, try using Firefox instead of Internet Explorer. Enter your comments in the text box above where it [...]
TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it [...]
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about how the next couple of months were going to be critical for Josh Thole and his future with the Mets. What I didn’t know was that the Mets were going to acquire Kelly Shoppach from the Boston Red Sox and really throw a wrench into the [...]