As an overabundance of Michael Bourn rumors float around in the minds of Mets fans everywhere, the team will see pitchers and catchers report to spring training in less than a week. Pending any new additions, the Mets have spots on the opening day roster available, which should create healthy competition between players for the [...]
Spring Training is just around the corner so I asked my friends in the blogosphere their thoughts on the following question: Assuming no more additions - which player or story line will you be watching most in Spring Training this year? These people all do great work and their names are hyperlinked to their blogs [...]
Next up in our projection series is Dillon Gee. From an ERA and W-L prospective, it was a so-so year for Gee, who posted a 6-7 record with a 4.10 ERA before coming down with a season-ending injury. But looking at his peripherals, Gee had a very interesting year. He significantly added to his strikeouts [...]
This article will have zero Mets content. But at the same time, it seems critical to the future of the site and worthy of being posted. Up until this point, the main worry in regards to the blog has been building an audience. Now that has been sort of accomplished, my concern is how to [...]
As the Mets convene on Port St. Lucie for spring training on Monday, Terry Collins will be tasked with one of his hardest challenges in his coaching tenure. As the team regrettably says goodbye to some seasoned vets (i.e. R.A. Dickey, Scott Hairston) and some not so regrettably (Jason Bay, Josh Thole, Jon Rauch, Ramon [...]
Your intrepid columnist tends to tread carefully around comparing young pitching staffs. I was there for star-crossed, hopelessly doomed Generation K. Bill Pulsipher, Paul Wilson and Jason Isringhausen were supposed to lead the Mets to the promised land in the mid-90’s. A combination of foul luck and inept training/coaching in the Metsian bushes scuttled that [...]
1973 TOPPS ALL TIME HOME RUN LEADERS Topps started off the 1973 set emphatically, with this all-time home run leaders card. Here at #1 on the checklist was the pyramid of power: Ruth, Aaron, and Mays. Sure, the capstone would shift a year later, when Aaron's home run 715 landed in the waiting hands of [...]
Earlier today Frank Gray wrote a piece about the Mets’ decision to sign Shaun Marcum rather than Chris Young. Never my favorite pitcher to begin with, Young didn’t endear himself to me in his time in Queens, so I agreed with the article’s conclusion. But Frank’s piece got me thinking about a different angle on basically [...]
The New York Mets finalized their deal with free agent Shaun Marcum last week. Prior to that, they had been kicking the tires on re-signing Chris Young. While that may still be an option, it now appears unlikely. On the surface, it may seem that Marcum is easily an upgrade over Young, but if you [...]
With reports coming this week tying Alex Rodriguez to yet another steroid scandal, now seems like a good time to look back at when the Mets decided to make a run at the then 25-year-old shortstop. So hop in the DeLorean, and close your eyes because we’re going to rev it up to 88 miles [...]
Round three continues to get more and more interesting. We start to get a mix of high performers and high expectations. The good news for Met fans is that I’ve yet to hit a single name that I would discount (Were I playing a video game) as a lost cause. Luis Mateo – OVR: 64 [...]
Earlier this week Sandy Alderson, Paul DePodesta, J.P. Ricciardi, and John Ricco held a Q&A session with season-ticket holders at Citi Field. The fans didn't hold back on their questions and the front office didn't tip toe around the issues in their answers. It was an interesting and revealing exchange and gave insight into the [...]