Which Mets season was the best? Part V – John Olerud vs David Wright

Last week, round one of the “Which Mets season was the best” bracket came to a completion, with Tom Seaver’s 1969 season topping R.A. Dickey’s 2012 season by 30 votes. Now, it is time to begin round two, which will be between John Olerud and David Wright. Both of these players won their respective matchups [...]

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Some intriguing shortstop trade options

As Jon Lester comes off the free agent market, teams who are seeking pitching become more and more focused on what is available.  It is well known that the Mets have made Dillon Gee and to a lesser extent Jonathon Niese and Bartolo Colon available.  These names will be intriguing to other clubs out there [...]

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Mets Card of the Week: 1982 Tom Hausman

1982 TOPPS BLACKLESS TOM HAUSMAN Printing errors are a funny thing. Due to sketchy quality control and inattentive vendors, printing variations are commonplace on Topps baseball cards from the inception of the brand through at least the early '90s. It's a veritable feast of random dots, blobs, and fish eyes... But every so often, a [...]

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