I, like many Mets fans, felt that shortstop was a position that needed to be filled outside of the organization this winter. As the winter progressed and the targets fell off of the board, it became apparent that Ruben Tejada would most likely be our opening day shortstop again when the 2014 season started (barring [...]
2013 TOPPS ARCHIVES DWIGHT GOODEN No one likes to be around someone out of control yet at a distance there’s almost something poetic about someone or something obliterating the boundaries of what’s possible. In the Jefferson Airplane song Wild Times, there’s a lyric that goes: “I’m doing things that haven’t got a name yet.” How [...]
In 2012 Daniel Murphy proved he could play second base without getting killed, which seems like an innocent enough statement now but was far from a sure thing this time two years ago. Last year, he improved his fielding at the position, going from one of the worst defensive second basemen in the majors to [...]