It’s been an interesting ride so far for Tylor Megill. He went from being a mid-round draft pick to a sleeper prospect to making 18 starts for the Mets last season despite pitching only one game above A-ball prior to 2021. He had some good moments for the Mets last year but the biggest thing [...]
There are all kinds of ways to have fun at the ballpark. I like to watch the game but I don’t look down at those who want to drink beer, yell at the umpire and look at the pretty girls. And there are those who go to see the mascot. I don’t know what it [...]
Please use this thread all week to discuss any Mets-specific topic you wish. In 2021, Mets starting pitchers were 32-57. Yeah, we all know wins aren't the best way to judge starters. But that's just terrible. Leaving out Jacob deGrom and Marcus Stroman, here's how Mets starters with at least four starts fared last year [...]
There’s been recent news in Mets-land, as the club promoted Ben Zauzmer to Assistant General Manager (AGM). Zauzmer joined the Mets last year, hired away from the Dodgers to become the Mets’ Director of Baseball Analytics. Zauzmer becomes the club’s third AGM, joining Ian Levin and Bryn Alderson. On the front office org chart at [...]
Lots of electrons have been spilt and will continue to be spilled over the Mets hiring of Buck Showalter as the New York Mets manager. Many believe he has the experience, the demeanor, and the relationships to take this Mets collection of players to the playoffs again. Most importantly, he appears to be the specific [...]
It seems safe to say that most people expected Dominic Smith to be better than he was in 2021. Now, you may not have been as optimistic as me, but chances are you expected better than a .244/.304/.363 line in 493 PA. In his previous 396 PA, Smith put up a .299/.366/.571 triple-slash line. So, [...]
Hello, Mets360 readers! It’s the holiday season, and the cynicism seared into our psyches as Mets fans should be shooed away and replaced with a little bit of that baseball-related hope usually reserved for Spring Training. ‘Tis the season to be jolly, if you hadn’t heard, and in Metsland there’s little more that fans could [...]
In corporate leadership speak, the bus driver is the one with vision, leading the charge. One of the most critical keys to success is making sure everyone is in the right seat. That is, making sure everyone is best positioned to perform optimally and support organizational goals. Just as a president doesn't want a top [...]
Awhile ago, a popular meme-type thing was to list three steps to success, where the first item was very basic and easy, the third line was “success!” and the second step was left blank. It seems that’s the idea that card companies were following in the mid-80’s to mid-90’s. The first item was “crank up [...]
Please use this thread all week to comment on any Mets-specific topic you wish. This was a comment left on a story in The Athletic entitled, "Mets' new manager Buck Showalter: 'There's no magic sprinkle dust. It's about winning baseball games'": Magic sprinkle dust sounds like droppings from the mythical Ratcoon. Is that still around? [...]
Mets fans got a new manager, a new GM and a free agent bonanza, including a pitcher who’s been one of the best in the game for the past decade. All of that helps to take some of the bad taste out of our collective mouths for how the second half of the 2021 season [...]
This week the 2021 MLB Lockout completes its third week, and on Monday officially becomes the fourth-longest work stoppage in the league’s history. Only the 1994-95 strike (232 days), 1981 strike (52 days) and 1990 lockout (32 days) stretched on for longer. When things are said and done, this lockout may end up looking up [...]