Facts over narrative
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If you weren’t paying attention you may not have felt it, as some of our nation’s freedoms were peeled away to appease the fragile egos of our nation’s conservative population. I recall going to Mets games, Devil games, Giant games and Jet games as a child and hearing the announcer speak out, “Please rise and [...]
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Jerry Blevins is many things - an effective reliever, an affable player well-liked by teammates and fans, a prolific tweeter, a funny sock wearer, and a new dad. He is not, however, a LOOGY. Over the past two seasons as a Met, the lefty appeared in 148 games, totaling 91 innings. That works out to [...]
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Three of Jeuys Familia's blown saves cost Jacob deGrom wins. Our ace should be 7-0 and in the early Cy Young discussion. Instead, he has just four wins despite leading the NL in ERA. Familia at least owes deGrom dinner.
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After a disappointing loss to the Miami Marlins, the New York Mets rebounded nicely by defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 5-0. After the late innings collapse that the Mets suffered last night, it was up to Steven Matz to deliver a performance that would help the Mets rebound. He delivered for the Mets. A rarity for [...]
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There are 14 players in the majors with at least 100 PA and a .400 OBP. Brandon Nimmo ranks fourth with a .423 mark. The three players ahead of him are Mike Trout, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. The two guys behind him are Kris Bryant and Brandon Belt. You have to be a pretty [...]
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The strength and tough attitude of Jacob deGrom was not enough for the Mets to win their game against the Miami Marlins as they fell 2-1. While he did not toss as fantastic a start as his last time out, deGrom was efficient enough to be able to take care of the Marlins. In his [...]
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There's another way besides bunting
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From my top 50 prospects article published before the start of the season: Some guys not ranked that you may find curious: Kevin Kaczmarski – I guess he still has a shot to make the majors because of the lack of depth with outfielders in the upper minors. But let’s be honest – he didn’t [...]
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The Miami Marlins are a tough team to like. There are teams that are uber-successful and have obnoxious fans -- like the Yankees, Cardinals, Braves or Red Sox -- but oftentimes, they can be "likable" teams. Teams that have good guys, guys you can root for, even if you hate the laundry. The Marlins have [...]
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