1998 UPPER DECK REY ORDONEZ GROOVY KIND OF GLOVE Lest you think that Mike Piazza was the only Mets player featured in the pop-culture-happy insert sets of days gone by, here's Rey Ordonez on a 1998 Upper Deck Retro Groovy Kind of Glove card. Because of course there was nothing more relevant to the kids [...]
Mets try to see if they can win a game in regulation and in under five hours. Game time is 10:15 PM. [chat id="121" ]
When it comes to major league baseball, there are no demigods anymore. The hulking, spectral players of the past – the immortals whose tales were told down through the ages – exist only in fading memory and faulty story. Your intrepid columnist heard them from his Dad. He was there when Babe Ruth said his [...]
Anyone who was paying attention while Bush the first was in office remembers how six words came back to haunt him. During the campaign he famously said, “Read my lips: No new taxes!” And of course he raised taxes and ultimately became a one-term president. This is just one of many cases of a politician [...]
After winning the weekend series against the Milwaukee Brewers, Matt Harvey looks to keep the ball rolling against the defending World Series champion San Francisco Giants. [chat id="120" ]
I wrote an article a few months ago suggesting that Terry Collins should take a page out of the Oakland Athletics’ playbook and start to utilize more platoons in his everyday lineup. It was for this reason that I was excited when Ike Davis was recalled from Las Vegas and Josh Satin remained with the [...]
Not quite 21 yet, Noah Syndergaard was the secondary prize of the R.A. Dickey trade that brought in Travis d’Arnaud, John Buck and Wuilmer Becerra as well. He started the year in Port St. Lucie where he looked good (though not as good as others). Here are the important stats: · ERA = 3.11 · [...]
Earlier this week, Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada completed his rehab assignment and was promptly optioned to the Mets AAA affiliate in Las Vegas. It was not a shocking development since Tejada clearly had issues with performance. There have also been rumblings that the Mets were unhappy with his overall conditioning when he arrived at Spring [...]
Josh Satin is back in the lineup at first base with a LHP on the mound for the opponent. See if he can help make a winner out of Hefner. Game time is 2:10 PM. [chat id="119" ]
To say that Mets righthander Matt Harvey has been good this season would be an understatement. Harvey has been fantastic, making even the most dangerous lineups in baseball look foolish. However, Harvey’s success comes with a lot of work. Up to this point in the season, Harvey has pitched 123 innings. Last week, Manager Terry [...]
Marcum squares off against his old mates in a 7:10 PM start [chat id="118" ]
The New York Mets have their own Hall of Fame. There are currently 26 members. There has only been one inductee since 2010 and only five since 2002. Why doesn’t Met management take their own Hall of Fame seriously? Here are the members (and what their primary association with the teams is): 1981 - Joan [...]