Week four of Bullpen Watch is our final edition, as Spring Training is over and the bullpen appears to be solidified. Last week's predicted bullpen consisted of the following pitchers: 1. Bobby Parnell 2. Josh Edgin 3. Brandon Lyon 4. LaTroy Hawkins 5. Scott Atchison 6. Pedro Feliciano 7. Greg Burke It was an interesting [...]
With Grapefruit Season over and the regular season yet to begin, it’s time to check in with my annual predictions column. Some of these predictions that follow come up short of being “bold” yet I believe that all of them fall outside the boundaries of “safe” or “conventional wisdom.” If history is a guide, most [...]
The Mets’ season starts on Monday and the roster is set. John Buck will be the catcher on opening day, and Jeremy Hefner will start the year off in the rotation. Prized catching prospect Travis d’Arnaud and pitcher Zack Wheeler are starting the 2013 season at Triple-A Las Vegas. With Wheeler, this was foreseeable because [...]
Hubie Brooks was a great Met. Traded just before he emerged as an All-Star caliber shortstop, he nonetheless made his mark in the hearts of many a Met fan. Brooks was the third player drafted in the 1978 amateur draft and was a September call-up in September 1980 (along with Mookie Wilson and Wally Backman). [...]
Dillon Gee takes the mound as the Mets have their final exhibition game this Spring when they take on the Orioles at 12:05. [chat id="9" ]
Jack Leathersich: Leathersich had a pretty impressive 9 game audition in 2011. The 5th round pick managed 12.2 IP with only 6 Hits, 3 Walks and 26 K’s! He followed up that impossible feat with 12 games and 24.0 innings at Savannah in 2012. Through A ball he’d managed 63 K’s in 36 innings (a [...]
With the Mets about to break camp and head up north, Opening Day is now just two days away. With it comes hope for a new beginning. After years of disappointment, we can all push the reset button and hope for a better outcome with each Opening Day. For a team that relishes playing on [...]
“Last year I wanted to make the team out of spring training,’’ (Matt Harvey) said. “I think the hardest part was driving by the major league parking lot over to the minor league section one day and seeing all the cars getting shipped to New York. That was rough. “This year, one of my buddies [...]
The Mets have announced the projected Opening Day starting line-up they plan to use on Monday when they square off against the Padres at Citi Field. CF: Jordany Valdespin 2B: Daniel Murphy 3B: David Wright 1B: Ike Davis RF: Marlon Byrd LF: Lucas Duda C: John Buck SS: Ruben Tejada Back in February, we asked [...]
Mets play their last ST game in Florida today when Matt Harvey goes up against the Cardinals at 12:10 PM. [chat id="2" ]
If you’ve read this site before chances are you know my position on LOOGYs. To me they are one of the worst things about baseball in the 21st Century. Because they pitch so little, they create a drag on the rest of the bullpen. And to make matters worse, managers operate to maximize the success [...]
June 1, 2012 is a night permanently engrained in the memory of all Mets fans. Just like our parents, or grandparents, or even some of us might remember where they were when Kennedy got assassinated, Mets fans will always remember where they were when Johan Santana threw the first no-hitter in franchise history. For me [...]