Mets play their last game on the West Coast this year. Game time is 4:10 PM [chat id="158"]
Rob talked with 2013 first-round pick Dominic Smith on a wide range of subjects.
Throughout the dog days of summer the Mets have hit their stride, playing some decent baseball, posting a record of 22-19 since the beginning of July. The production has not only come from a cast of unlikely heroes -- such as Marlon Byrd, Jenrry Mejia, and Josh Satin -- but also struggling pieces showing signs [...]
Mets look to make it three straight over the Padres. Game time is 8:40 PM [chat id="157"]
Newsflash! The Mets have called up their top hitting prospect and the prized return on their R.A.Dickey trade this past off-season, Travis d’Arnaud. We may be playing without David Wright and Bobby Parnell but we’ve just promoted a most significant piece of our future. The promotion, of course, was triggered by John Buck’s paternity leave [...]
Noah Syndergaard had another dominating start at Double-A Binghamton Friday night. In related news, the sun rises in the east. It’s hard to come up with new words to show how overpowering he’s been. Remember this is a kid who pitched in Lo-A last year and who began 2013 in the Florida State League. His [...]
On August 5th, my grandfather, Nat Stengel (no relation to Casey) passed away. Thinking about my relationship with my grandfather I can’t help but think about all the times that people have told me “(Professional) Sports don’t matter,” or “Being a fan of a team is stupid.” Looking back I know I’ve had to defend [...]
Now that the Mets are back in the winning column tonight they'll look to start a winning streak and play a West Coast game in under three hours. Game time is 10:10 PM. [chat id="156"]
Baseball players face many obstacles in their development playing in the minor leagues, many they cannot control. The molding of a major league player starts off in rookie leagues after the entry draft, and the ascent through the minor leagues begins as success perpetuates. However, if success eludes a budding talent, the ascent stops, and [...]
This time on Memorabilia Review we will take a peek at the fourth program put out by the Mets for the 2013 season. This issue is Volume 52, Issue #4, cover price is $5. It is the fourth of 5 different issues that the Mets are scheduled to produce in 2013 (April 1st, May 20th, [...]
Mets try to shake off the disappointment in LA by beating up on the Padres. Game time is 10:10 PM. [chat id="155"]
It’s a concept that has taken me some time to adopt, but it’s one that makes a lot of sense. This Mets front office has set up this philosophy that the star power doesn’t matter; it’s the “Mets” on the front that matters. As a New York fan, it’s easy to want to bring in [...]