If it wasn't for bad luck...
That was the week that was. It stunk. The Mets headed into Memorial Day weekend feeling pretty good about themselves. They had just taken two-of-three from Washington, climbing back to within a half-game of the division leaders. They knew they’d face a daunting task over the weekend, welcoming the Dodgers to Citi Field and knowing [...]
It may have been Dinosaur Education Day at Citi Field but it was the Mets' offense that was extinct, as they fell to the White Sox in the rubber match in the series, 2-1, in 13 innings. As if the lack of offense wasn't infuriating enough, the White Sox took the lead in extra innings [...]
Bill James in his early Baseball Abstracts first discussed what he called the “defensive spectrum”. Basically it runs from the easiest position to play to the most difficult. It looks like this: DH-->1B-->LF-->RF-->3B-->CF-->2B-->SS-->C* The asterisk after the C for catcher refers to the unique skill set necessary to play that position. While you would expect [...]