Previewing the 2014 Draft, Trea Turner, Jeff Hoffman and Jacob Gatewood top the wish list

The 2014 MLB Draft Begins June 5th.  In preparation I’ve reviewed the Top 18 players for the draft with a pretty clear assumption the Met’s 10th pick will be among these names.  It will be interesting to see which way Alderson goes after going with high school players in his most recent drafts.  We’ll review [...]

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Six original Mets you’ve never heard of

I was doing some research last week on the first original Met to pass away. I had thought it was Hall-of-Famer and original Mets’ Hitting Coach, Rogers Hornsby. Hornsby, however was the second original Met to pass away. He died on January 5, 1963. Fellow coach, Red Kress was actually the first original Met to [...]

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Chris Young: Hit Home Runs and We’ll be Alright

Chris Young's overall numbers don't paint a rosy picture. His dropped flyball in the bottom of the 14th inning in Friday night's 6-5 loss to the Phillies will not endear him to Mets' faithful either. Life for Young has not been so great in his first year with the Mets. A meager .205/.290/.368 slash line [...]

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