Sandy Koufax once called pitching the art of instilling fear. It’s reputed to win championships. And in New York, it’s one of the few strengths entering 2015. Both the starting rotation and the bullpen have a number of powerful options and plenty of depth to keep the Mets among the best in baseball. But when [...]
Is there a single linchpin to the Mets 2015 season? A number of writers seem to think there's a lot riding on Wilmer Flores panning out as our shortstop. Others point to a healthy return by David Wright or Matt Harvey. A bounce back season from Curtis Granderson has also been identified as a linchpin. [...]
Yesterday was one of those days you love hearing about if you’re a baseball fan. Yesterday was Truck Day. There were publicity shots galore of Mr. and Ms. Met loading up the semis for the annual trek to Port St. Lucie. The equipment cases were loaded, the engines revved and the big wheels started a-rollin’ [...]
I'm picking the Mets to win a wild card! My gut says either the Mets or the Marlins win a wild card, thanks in part to how bad the Phillies and Braves may be. I like the Mets better because of the depth in the rotation. Rookie of the Year Jacob deGrom is the real [...]
The tenure of Bud Selig at the helm of Major League Baseball came to an end on January 25. He leaves behind him a sorted legacy. He's credited for adding the Wild Card and spicing up the All Star Game. He's also blamed for dropping the ball on multiple issues as well. This is where [...]
It’s generally accepted that when you sign a high-ticket free agent to a multi-year deal that the last part of the contract rarely pays off. In other words, you pay at the end for production at the front. But what happens when the production at the front is underwhelming? That’s the situation the Mets find [...]
Every season, fans can look back and think of a plethora of words/phrases to describe a season. In recent years, it could be inferred that the best word to describe the Mets has been “disappointing” or even “failure,” but looking ahead to 2015, that word will be “exciting.” Why? The Mets have some new/returning stars [...]
2015 TOPPS DILSON HERRERA Spring Training is just around the corner-- look beyond that looming snowbank, northeasterners-- so last week Topps released its first series of 2015 baseball cards. Your intrepid reporter dropped $50 on a box, and I'm here to report that the results were pretty positive. The front border design incorporates some team-coded [...]
1966 would have been the most successful the early Mets would have been. Solid pitching and defense, along with a blossoming young lineup would have put the Mets on the brink of seeming success. Gil Hodges and General Manager Bing Devine would have looked at the 1966 roster and thought that a few additions, hopefully [...]
The now $4.2 million-richer Lucas Duda had a coming out party in 2014, belting 30 home runs, driving in 92 runs with an OPS of .830, an ISO of .228 and a WRC+ of 136. He excelled in both standard and advanced metrics and most importantly, created an affordable, viable cleanup hitter for the Mets [...]
Ever since the Mets team that won the 1986 World Series and made it to the NLCS in 1988, the Yankees were thought to have owned New York. The last time the Yankees finished below .500 was all the back in 1992, which was also the last year that the Pirates had a winning record [...]
Last offseason Lucas Duda, Wilmer Flores, and Juan Lagares were asked by the Mets to travel to Michigan to train with Mike Barwis, who has been a strength and conditioning consultant with the Mets since 2011. This offseason Barwis opened up a new gym on the grounds of the Mets spring training complex in Port [...]