Comparing Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler after 10 starts

Saturday night Zack Wheeler made his 10th start of the year, matching what Matt Harvey did in his rookie season of 2012 before being shut down for the year. Wheeler will continue to make more starts for the Mets but let’s use this moment to compare what the Mets’ two young aces did in their [...]

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Mets we’ve loved: Felix Millan

Felix Millan was a great Met.  Millan came to the Mets as part of the exchange with the Atlanta Braves before the 1973 season. The deal sent pitchers Gary Gentry and Danny Frisella to the Braves in exchange for Millan and pitcher George Stone. Generally considered one of the best deals ever made by the [...]

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Mets memorabilia review: 2013 program volume 52 #3

This time on Memorabilia Review we will take a peek at the third program put out by the Mets for the 2013 season. This issue is Volume 52, Issue #3, cover price is $5.  It is the third of 5 different issues that the Mets are scheduled to produce in 2013 (April 1st, May 20th, [...]

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Game Chatter: Jeremy Hefner vs. Patrick Corbin (8/9/13)

Jeremy Hefner looks to push the Mets' winning streak to 4 games as he takes on the Diamondbacks in Arizona at 9:40 p.m.  Last time these two pitchers faced each other, Hefner and the Mets handed Corbin his first loss of the season. [chat id="149" font="" ]

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Daniel Murphy is your second baseman of today and tomorrow

With the calling up of highly touted prospect Wilmer Flores and the recent emergence of Ike Davis’ plate presence, Met fans might be contemplating how this team will be configured going forward in the next few months and into next season.  It’s been clearly evident in the Sandy Alderson regime that the organizational backbone is [...]

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The BABIP hot streaks of Ike Davis and Juan Lagares

Early in the year both Ike Davis and Juan Lagares were rotten offensive players. However, right now both are productive members of the Mets. Both are young, homegrown guys who have shown extended stretches of being excellent defensive players. However, these three things are blinding people to the shape of their offensive production and the [...]

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Juan Lagares, Eric Young and the Birth of An Outfield

At the 2013 Baseball Writers Association of America dinner, when New York Mets GM Sandy Alderson was asked about the state of his outfield, he quipped, “What outfield?” On April 23, the Mets promoted Juan Lagares from AAA Las Vegas. On June 18, the Mets acquired Eric Young, Jr. from the Colorado Rockies. Until June [...]

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