Can Jonathon Niese be an ace?

In a season where there might not be a whole lot to cheer for, outside of the inevitable debuts of Travis d’Arnaud and Zack Wheeler and the continued maturation of Matt Harvey, something that Mets fans can take pleasure in is watching homegrown southpaw Jon Niese try to take the next step forward and bring [...]

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Minor League Weekly Report: 4/8, MVP – Jayce Boyd (Full Season A)

AAA: Travis d’Arnaud: 3 Games –In only 8 at bats he has 6 Runs scored, 3 hits (two of them doubles) 6 walks and a 2:1 BB:K ratio. All of that is good. MVP Josh Satin: 4 Games – Through 17 at bats Satin is hitting .412 with a homer and a double. He’s striking [...]

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Phil Mushnick on Kevin Burkhardt

"Again, SNY seems too eager to use roving Mets game reporter Kevin Burkhardt to the detriment of all. Burkhardt is too good to be allowed to be known as an intruder, especially during telecasts of close games that need no enhancements or audience-holders." Amen, Mushnick, amen. The only thing to add is that this is [...]

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There’s only one center field in Binghamton (and Flushing)

Just as their parent team did in Flushing, the Mets four full-season minor league affiliates got their seasons under way last week and are off to solid starts. With the start of minor league ball, prospects continue to plug away at refining their skills with the hope that a long and fruitful major league career [...]

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Zack Wheeler, Matt Harvey and longevity

Last Thursday night, Mets right-handed pitcher Matt Harvey did everything right. In his first start of the 2013 season, Harvey overpowered hitters with his fastball, dazzled with his slider, and kept them off balance with his changeup. Using these pitches in the right situations proved effective as Harvey allowed only one hit while striking out [...]

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Rey Sanchez’ 2003 haircut

Early in the 2003 baseball season, the starting shortstop for the last place Mets, Rey Sanchez, disappeared during a 13-4 drubbing against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium and emerged with a nice stylish haircut. The Mets organization was publicly scrutinized.  The public’s frustrations with the performance of the club culminated in demands for [...]

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Mets Minors: Building from the bottom up – Hansel Robles

Hansel Robles:  You got to see a “little” of Robles this Spring and while he got lit up… that was to be expected.  Robles is a slightly older pitcher who has succeeded at every level he’s pitched despite being built A-Typically for a starter.  In the NYP in 2012 he won 6 games with an [...]

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Is Jeremy Hefner en route to becoming a rotation mainstay?

After pitching six quality innings in which he gave up just five hits and two walks while limiting the Marlins to one run in a no-decision, it certainly appears that Hefner is here to stay in the Mets’ rotation. The criminally underrated Hefner is a pitcher who gets by on grit and determination. While not [...]

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Buck and Byrd get it done for Mets, bullpen doesn’t, offense explodes

John Buck and Marlon Byrd both had years to forget in 2012. Given their age – and a cynic might note, the fact that they both wound up on the Mets – things did not figure to improve all that much in 2013. After all, it’s hard to play baseball with a giant fork sticking [...]

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