In 2015 from the beginning of the year until the end of July, the Mets hit 89 homers in 103 games and had a 53-50 mark. After the acquisition of Yoenis Cespedes, the Mets hit 88 homers in 59 games and went 37-22. Obviously there was more to the Mets’ hot streak at the end [...]
We're just about two weeks away from the Mets’ season opener in Kansas City, and the excitement is ramping up. There's excitement that comes with the start of any new baseball season, regardless of your team's prospects. This year is a rare one for Mets fans, though. It's the start of a season coming off [...]
1982 DONRUSS PROOF MOOKIE WILSON The card of the week is not really a card but a proof of a card. It is a 1982 Donruss Mookie Wilson. We call these blues in the print industry. This is the front-only from the Wilson card cut to size. It would have been used by the printer [...]
With just 17 days to go until opening day, the Mets coaching staff and front office are busy making their final judgments before finalizing the 25-man roster for opening day. For the first time in years, Port St. Lucie has seen very little competition. The starting lineup and rotation are virtually set in stone, unless [...]
A year ago at this time, we heard a lot of palaver about how hungry to return to the World Series the Kansas City Royals were. They were seen as fluky pennant winners in 2014 and were picked by some to finish as low as fourth in the AL Central in 2015, but in spring [...]
For those of us who believe that the efficient use of Sabermetrics can improve a team’s chance of winning the remarks by Mets’ manager Terry Collins last month were dismaying. In a USA Today article he said this: “I’m not sure how much an old-school guy can add to the game today. It’s become a [...]
A quick one, while he's away
I seem to recall they had to back off Murphy from swinging too much, too, once upon a time
Jeff Sullivan had a great column over at FanGraphs the other day, asking readers to identify what type of baseball dork they are. Jeff outed himself as a pitching dork, saying that’s the area of the game he enjoyed most, likely because he used to be a pitcher. While he focused on sections of the [...]
Former Mets closer Jenrry Mejia is in a fight for his baseball life right now. It's a fight that nobody has yet had to face, as he's the very first player to earn a lifetime ban for violating Major League Baseball's “three strikes and you’re out” drug policy. It's a sad tale, and one we [...]
Aside from ingratiating himself with Mets fans with a broken leg caused by Chase Utley's violent playoff clipping slide, Ruben Tejada has a real value to this team that should cement his roster spot, at least in the short term. With the starting infield set with Lucas Duda, Neil Walker, Asdrubal Cabrera and David Wright, [...]