Your intrepid columnist got a little jolt this morning. He clicked on MetsBlog.com to read that there is a very strong possibility that the Mets will be buyers at the trade deadline. Really? Buyers? After going from the extremely high mountaintop of sweeping the Yankees to the deepest of valleys in being swept by the [...]
There were 31 first-round picks in the 2012 Draft, the extra one due to the Blue Jays not signing their 2011 top choice. Of those first round picks, 17 were from the high school level and 14 were college selections. The Mets took high school shortstop Gavin Cecchini with the 12th overall pick, the seventh [...]
On the surface, Daniel Murphy has made some great strides this season towards establishing himself as one of the top second basemen in Major League Baseball. After Sunday’s loss to the Marlins, Murphy sported a .291/.323/.441 slash line and ranked sixth or better amongst second basemen in Major League Baseball in batting average (6th), slugging [...]
After a spot start in AAA Rafael Montero was returned to AA where I feared he might get sloppy and stumble. Frankly it’s been the opposite. It’s as if he’s said, “I’ve seen better, these AA guys don’t offer me any challenge.” Since coming back down he’s thrown 13.0 scoreless innings, given up only 9 [...]
During Spring Training Mets fans hoped that the projected outfield wouldn't be as bad as the doomsayers had predicted. "Worst outfield ever" was a common theme parroted by numerous media outlets. The outfield was definitely lacking in talent, but there was no way it could be that bad. Right? As it turns out, the Mets [...]
Harvey comes to save the day. Maybe the offense will show up, too! Game time is 1:10 PM. [chat id="89" ]
This past week, the Mets’ pitching staff had its best week of the year. Jonathon Niese and Jeremy Hefner both turned out solid performances. Matt Harvey was exceptional as always, and Dillon Gee turned out the best start of his career with 12 strikeouts against the Yankees. On Friday, Shaun Marcum took the mound and [...]
We’ve got about two months to the trading deadline. Will the Mets be a factor? Will they make a deal? MLB Rumors just published their 2014 Free Agent Top Ten Rankings. Is there anyone on this list that might be available at the end of July? If so, could any of them conceivably interest Sandy [...]
The Mets try to remember it's the Marlins and get back on track with a win in today's 4:10 PM contest. [chat id="88" ]
Round 1: With the 11th pick overall the Mets will likely be drafting a college outfielder. The good news is that this draft is deep in college outfielders. Once upon a time I might have hoped for Kris Bryant, but that is pretty well impossible. So who are we looking at? #11, Hope For – [...]
Well, so much for riding the momentum of sweeping the Yankees. As it is a common occurrence to the Mets and their fans, they tend to show up for the big affairs but fail to get up for teams they should beat. After riding into Miami with a five-game winning streak, the Mets were once [...]