Travis d’Arnaud finally gets the call

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 [...]

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Noah Syndergaard continues domination (and so does another guy)

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 [...]

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A Mets blogger wonders: Do sports matter?

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 [...]

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