You've heard and read (and will continue to hear and read) about the Mets' 2014 budget and who they should or shouldn't sign ad nauseam. This is with good reason, though, as this is probably the most important off-season for the Mets in quite some time. That's certainly how it's been billed by the team [...]
Catcher Harry Chiti spent 10 years in the major leagues including part of the 1962 season with the New York Mets. Today is his birthday; he was born on November 16, 1932. He was known for his defensive capabilities including his ability to handle a knuckleball pitcher. On April 26, 1962, the Mets acquired Chiti [...]
I have had my share of qualms with Met ownership over the years. I don’t think any Met fan, in their right minds, would say, “Gee, Fred and Jeff Wilpon sure are swell owners to have.” I’ve decided to look back to see just how bad they were. 2010: The Met payroll is over $125 [...]
Since gravity is doing its job, perhaps negativity can pull me through. With that thought in mind, here’s a list of things I don’t like here in the offseason for the Mets. After three seasons of not spending more than 2/$12 on any free agent acquisition, people are drunk with expectations on who the Mets [...]
Now that the hot stove is starting to heat up I thought I would do something a bit different. Thought I’d talk about some of the Mets trades from the past that I remember very clearly as if they happened yesterday. These are the trades that really got me fired up or down. December 12, [...]
The MLB General Managers’ Meetings are starting to wrap up down in Orlando, and – color me shocked! – the Mets haven’t done anything visible. I know…I know…It’s the GM Meetings, not the Winter Meetings: there’s very little in terms of actual player movement that gets done in this go-‘round, the meat of which goes [...]
“Who’s On First” is one of the classic American comedy sketches. Performed by Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, “Who’s on First” is a short skit in which Costello approaches Abbott about Abbott’s baseball team. Abbott proceeds to talk to Costello about the team, not informing Costello that the names of the players on the team [...]
This is the time of year that most Mets fans thrive for. Since being a contender hasn’t been part of the fold recently, fans have used this time to come up with different trades, signings and scenarios for the Mets. Some are actually logical and would help, and some are just laughable (one Twitter user [...]
Every year, in almost every season of every sport, at least one team grows out their facial hair in an effort to rally them to victory. The Red Sox were the latest team to use this tactic, with successful results. The Mets can certainly use some luck next season. But let’s face it: rally beards [...]
Royals Review, an SB Nation site, recently held a simulation where 30 fans were GMs of MLB clubs and were given the choice to run their team as they saw fit. This is a great idea and while it’s not anything to take too seriously, it’s always interesting to see more real-world constraints built into [...]
Ike Davis has been one of the more inconsistent hitters in Mets history. At first he seemed to have a solid rookie year with tons of potential in 2010, he was on pace for a monster year in 2011 before a freak injury, in 2012 he had an atrocious first two-and-a-half months and a miraculous [...]
I would be just as thrilled as the next Met fan if the team were to make a big splash in free agency and sign Shin-Soo Choo or Jacoby Ellsbury, but let’s face it: Choo is not worth the Jayson Werth-type contract that Scott Boras is said to be seeking, and Ellsbury’s injury past and [...]