One thing I want very much is to keep comments on point with the article. Sometimes comments on articles through natural discussion venture into other areas. That's not great but it's not what really annoys me. What grinds my gears is when someone intentionally posts something completely unrelated to the article or what was previously [...]
A day later and it’s still hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that Max Scherzer is a Met. A bunch of you already weighed in on the comments section of yesterday’s articles. Here, every writer at the site was given the chance to give their thoughts. Here’s what they said: Matt [...]
While nothing official from SNY or elsewhere, 22 minutes ago ESPNRadio's Kevin Winter reported that the Mets and Max Scherzer have agreed to a 3/$130 deal. Let this be the official Scherzer does/doesn't sign with the Mets thread.
One of my dad’s sayings was, “There’s more than one way to skin a cat.” And it’s clear that this offseason for the Mets is going to drive home that point for me. At the conclusion of the season, my belief was that the club’s top priority was to re-sign Marcus Stroman. And it appears [...]
One of the nice things about the Game Chatters is that they’re a way to interact with one another that you just can’t get in the comments section. It’s 99.9% likely that Metsense first mentioned that the Mets made a mistake declining the A’s trade offer of Josh Reddick for Ike Davis in an article [...]
Pete Alonso’s 2019 rookie campaign was literally one for the record books. He set a new rookie home run record (and demolished the Mets’ single season record) with 53 bombs as he mashed his way to Rookie of the Year honors. Pretty impressive for a player most believed wouldn’t crack the opening day roster due [...]
For far too many years, Mets fans have had to feign excitement over second tier free agents like Bobby Bonilla and Jason Bay, and way-past-their-prime free agents like Michael Cuddyer and Mo Vaughn. Meanwhile, across town, Yankee fans were laughing their way to the playoffs as their deep-pocketed ownership forked over whatever it took to [...]
The MLB winter meetings run from December 6 to December 9 this year, and one of the highlights will be the results of Hall of Fame voting from the Golden Days Era committee. One of the nominees of special interest to Met fans is the late Gil Hodges, skipper of the World Series champion 1969 [...]
Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. When Noah Syndergaard and Justin Verlander - two pitchers who've essentially missed two seasons - each signed one-year contracts worth over $20 million, it seemed like we were going to see a huge premium for pitchers this offseason. Then Anthony DeSclafini, who [...]
I am a big fan of WAR. Huge. I am also a fan of WAA. Old school statheads will tell you that “Average players have value”, which is why the bar is set at replacement. For the purposes of building or improving a team, replacement level isn’t as intuitive nor informative. Wins Above Average is. [...]
The Mets appear to have ended their comically shameful search for a new GM after being seemingly turned down by every eligible candidate on the market. What made so many targets shun the Mets is still a matter for speculation but the Mets and the former Angels GM have come to terms and the saga [...]
It’s no secret that the Mets need pitching, a statement bolstered by the unexpected departure of Noah Syndergaard. It’s unlikely that Syndergaard will throw 200 innings this year. Yet it’s likely the Mets were expecting 125 innings or so from him in 2022. Not significantly different than what they were expecting this time in 2020 [...]