The New York Mets started off the second half of their season in a strong way, as they burst out of the gate with a 7-5 victory over the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium. In a game that saw the return of Yoenis Cespedes to the Mets lineup, the Mets got off to a [...]
Other than the annual amateur draft, Major League Baseball teams have two big opportunities to shape a roster - the off-season and the summer trade deadline.b The Mets blew both in the last calendar year and hence we're battling for last place instead of a playoff spot. Short-sighted thinking is the wrong approach. Short-sighted thinking [...]
Yankee Stadium is a heck of a place to begin the second half of this woeful season. With our three best pitchers taking the mound and our best hitter coming back to DH, we should be hopeful, but what for? At least it will be worth watching.