Baseball is a game of adjustments. Players adjust to the league. The league adjusts in response to a player s success. The constant strategy is endless. No where is this statement any truer than in the batter's box. Expert analysts break down every pitch as if it had championship aspirations riding on them. Often, they [...]
New York and national media is up in arms over annexation of Matt Harvey’s rightful duty to start Opening Day. Instead of yielding to the Dark Knight, GM Sandy Alderson and Manager Terry Collins have the unmitigated audacity to announce they will pit Bartolo Colon against Nationals ace Max Scherzer at Nationals Park April 6. [...]
In 12 years, the format of Major League Baseball will be completely different. Last week, I went in depth about how the divisions will look with two new teams added to the mix (the Puerto Rico Sapos and the Dominica Tarantulas). With that out of the way, this week will focus on what the Post [...]
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2005 PLAYOFF ABSOLUTE TOOLS OF THE TRADE DAVID CONE Everyone knows a real patch when they see one. There's Patch Adams, the treacly doctor/clown portrayed by Robin Williams in the treacly doctor/clown movie of the same name. There are Sour Patch Kids, those tasty tartaric-acid-coated gummy candies. There's the soul patch, as worn by your [...]
The New York tabloids are beside themselves this morning. “Same Old Mets” brays the back page of the New York Daily News. “Buzzkill” blares the New York Post. “Old Timers Day” chortles Newsday. The reason for all this LOLMetsing? The team announced that Bartolo Colon would be the starter on Opening Day against the Nationals [...]
In 1973, our Mets reached the pinnacle of baseball for the second time in five years. The legendary Willie Mays was able to end his career as a World Series champion instead of how the real 1973 ended, with Mays being remembered for several flubbed plays in that championship contest. Tom Seaver won his second [...]
Fantasy baseball is a game for the long haul. Unlike fantasy football, where one bad week can ruin your entire season, the chances of one bad week throwing off your year in fantasy baseball are slim. Much like the real-life version, the game is a grind, and knowing the ins and outs of valuable players [...]
Zack Wheeler has had a history of pain in his throwing elbow before and now has resulted in the need for Tommy John Surgery. The Mets knowledge of his elbow led him to be kept away from the trading block for the winter and see how well he could perform during spring training. He received [...]