A “New York minute” is a phrase to describe an incredibly brief moment of time. Or as Johnny Carson once explained, it's the interval between a Manhattan traffic light turning green and the guy behind you honking his horn. Right now, Mets fans are wondering why Sandy Alderson doesn’t fix all of the team’s problems [...]
The Mets hold an annual Christmas party for charity, where they invite both players and members of the media. This is usually a win-win-win situation. Obviously, the charities win. The Mets win by getting publicity in late December that they otherwise would not receive. And the fans win because reporters get access to players and [...]
1981 PERMA-GRAPHICS DAVE KINGMAN Keeping the Kingman kontent koming at Kard of the Week. And while it seems appropriate to harp on K's when Dave Kingman is involved, for love of Ray Davies I'll give it a rest... I remember when these Perma-Graphics "credit cards" first showed up at the local Ha-Cha stationery store. I [...]
It was just about a full year ago that I envisioned better things on the horizon for the Mets. I thought the team’s finances would stabilize. I thought Sandy Alderson would be somewhat freer to make marked improvements to the product on the field. I thought the kids ripening on the farms would be ready [...]
This coming season the Mets will have their uniforms adorned with the 2013 All Star Game Patch. So, channeling the inner UniWatch, let’s take a look at the history of Met uniform patches, whether special one-offs, memorials, or standard through the years. The standard Met uniform patch, a patch version of the official Met logo, [...]
Throwback Thursday! When everyone's talking about the Mets' six-man rotation, here's a piece I wrote in late 2012 advocating for the return of the four-man rotation.
I’ve typically been a Sandy Alderson supporter. He inherited a series of poor contracts and a team owned by ownership that lacked the ability to invest in the team’s future and I’ve given him leeway. He managed to trade a Carlos Beltran rental for Zack Wheeler which was a coup but since that he’s not [...]
Lost amid the news of David Wright re-signing with the Mets and the team publicly shopping R.A. Dickey harder than any player in recent memory was this nugget tweeted by Joel Sherman of the New York Post: The Mets are kicking the tires on Manny Parra. If you don’t recognize the name, there are two [...]
One of the hot-button topics at the Winter Meetings in Nashville this week is what are the Mets going to do with reigning NL Cy Young award-winner R.A. Dickey? Do the Mets shop him at his highest value while trying to land a bumper crop of prospects? Or do the Mets negotiate a reasonable two-year [...]
During the offseason there has been a lot of talk about the Mets and Blue Jays making a deal. On the surface it makes sense, as the Mets need outfielders and a catcher while the Blue Jays are looking for a front-end starter. The two teams seem to match up pretty well. For me the [...]
1977 TOPPS CLOTH STICKER DAVE KINGMAN Dave Kingman is as much 1977 to me as Rumours, Rocky, the Ramones, and R2-D2. He brought to the mid '70s Mets something that they had rarely seen before. The franchise-- weaned on essential ineptitude, and brought to maturity by the finesse of a well-pitched game-- now had at [...]
The 2012 Winter Meetings are in mid-meeting form. R.A. Dickey is going to be traded. No, wait, he’s going to be extended. Jonathon Niese is the one who will move. No, wait, the return won’t be big enough so he’s staying put. Mets are interested in John Lannan. No, wait, he’ll want too much money. [...]