The significance of Jenrry Mejia’s spot start

All the major media outlets expect the Mets to promote Jenrry Mejia to start one of the games Friday in the day/night doubleheader against the Nationals. Mejia has been slowed this year by an elbow injury but has made six appearances in the minors, with the last two being strong starts in Double-A. For Binghamton [...]

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The 2013 Winter Meetings must be the turning point for the Mets

All the talk is that the Mets are turning a corner as a franchise, with hopes that 2014 will be the year they contend once again for an October berth. This year we have seen glimpses of this with the arrival of Zack Wheeler, the emergence of Juan Lagares/Dillon Gee/Jeremy Hefner and the great season [...]

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Why signing Shaun Marcum was a mistake from the beginning

The Mets released pitcher Shaun Marcum on Tuesday, officially ending an obviously disappointing season for the 31 year old. One of Sandy Alderson's big offseason additions, Marcum finished with a dismal record of 1-10 in 12 games started with an ERA of 5.29. The veteran's season was finished after undergoing shoulder surgery to address thoracic [...]

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What does the future hold for Dillon Gee?

The 2011 Mets were a team that fans and the front office would want to forget; David Wright and Johan Santana were injured, Mike Pelfrey couldn’t maintain any kind of consistency, Jason Bay had another sub-par year, and Jose Reyes departed to Free Agency following the season. One of the few bright spots for this [...]

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It’s About To Become Inconvenient To Be A Mets Fan

Can you feel the shift? Your intrepid columnist can, despite what some of his colleagues think. Citi Field is looking noticeably fuller and those there noticeably louder than in recent weeks. At least that’s how it played on SNY during last night’s ultimately frustrating loss to Atlanta. Maybe the crowd size was a bit of [...]

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Mets Minors: The curious case of Jacob deGrom

I give you a pitcher.  He’s a skinny 6’4” righty from Deleon Springs, FL.  He went to Stetson University and as of today he’s 25 years old.  He happened to be a 9th round pick in the 2010 draft and spent 2011 on the shelf with Tommy John surgery. What if I were to tell [...]

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Who cares if Mike Piazza (or anyone else) used steroids?

It’s been a busy few weeks in Mike Piazza land. First, he played in the Taco Bell All Star Legends and Celebrities Softball Game, then it was announced he would be inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame on September 29th. With Piazza being thrust back into the national/local spotlight, the question of whether or [...]

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