The Mets kick off a three game series at home against the division-rival Philadelphia Phillies. Travis d'Arnaud gets his first (of hopefully many) cracks at making the Phillies regret trading him. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. [chat id="165"]
When Sandy Alderson was hired as the General Manager of the New York Mets back in 2010, one of the mantras recited by beat writers and fans alike was that the Alderson era would be “Moneyball with money.” Fast forward three cash-strapped years, and some fans and media members (here’s to looking at you, Evan [...]
The Mets announced that they have signed Dominican outfielder, Ricardo Cespedes, for $725,000.00 at the young age of sixteen. He’s a lefty with good bat mechanics and the speed to at least start in center field. The question for Cespedes, like so many young outfielders, is whether he will fill out and move to a [...]
A few years ago, I financed my oldest daughter’s first year of college by selling a large chunk of my New York Mets collection. This included all my 62-75 Mets Topps cards, yearbooks, and autographed baseballs. I can remember driving home after the deal, that I had “over-sold”. Prior to deal, I had felt that [...]