Daniel Murphy hits, Aardsma’s streaky season, EY and the leadoff spot

Daniel Murphy has a reputation as a streaky hitter and he’s ending the 2013 season on a hot note. In his last 12 games he has 17 hits and sports a .925 OPS. He now has 184 hits for the year, one more than the best season in New York by current Mets broadcaster Keith [...]

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Did the Mets have a normal amount of injuries in 2013?

Earlier, I read an article lamenting all of the injuries that befell the Toronto Blue Jays this season. It said: “Encarnacion and Cecil became the 21st and 22nd different victims of the ongoing Toronto Blue Jays pandemic this season.” That led me to wonder – What’s a “normal” number of injuries to hit a team [...]

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Does Daisuke Matsuzaka have a future with the Mets?

After a dreadful beginning with the Mets, Daisuke Matsuzaka has pitched fabulously over his last four starts, posting a 3-0 record while recording a quality outing in each of last three starts (only missing a quality outing by one/third of an inning in the start before this stretch). Matsuzaka was simply dominant in the Mets’ [...]

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The Anatomy of a Good Manager

When trying to compete in games and contend for division crowns, a good, quality manager is just as important as the players he manages. With talks of a pending extension for Terry Collins, let's take a look at what I believe makes a good manager and if Terry Collins lives up to those stands. Now, [...]

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Should the Mets think about extending Daniel Murphy?

After an up and down season, Daniel Murphy’s final stat line isn’t too bad at all. .285/.315/.415, .320 wOBA, 106 wRC+, 3.0 fWAR, and for what it’s worth, career highs in hits (186), home runs (13), stolen bases (20, while being caught only three times), triples (four), runs scored (92), and RBIs (76). The average [...]

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Thoughts on how the Mets should handle minor league assignments

The minor leagues serve many purposes but as a fan of the Mets, my interest in the minors is strictly in developing players for the major league club, whether for the 25-man roster or for use in trades. There’s no right way to develop prospects and what might be proper for Player A could be [...]

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Which shortstops are available this offseason for the Mets?

Whether Ruben Tejada fans like it or not, the man has played his way out of the starting role next season. There are few internal options but many external options that the Mets could explore. Here are the starting shortstops from each organization (FA= free agent after the season T= only eligible through trade NPA= [...]

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Game Chatter: Aaron Harang vs. Johnny Cueto (9/23/13)

Aaron Harang returns to pitch against his longtime team as the Mets look to play spoiler to the Reds, who are playing for home-field advantage in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.  Another exciting playoff race brought to you by the second wild card.  First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. [chat id="190"]

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