Revisiting the idea that Francisco Alvarez’ defense was not MLB quality

Prior to the Mets acquiring Omar Narvaez in mid-December, my hope was that the Mets would ditch either James McCann or Tomas Nido and have Francisco Alvarez make the Opening Day roster for 2023. Aw, who am I kidding? Even after they picked up Narvaez, that was still my hope. My belief was that there [...]

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A weekend without Mets baseball

Rain, rain go away.  Losing an entire weekend of baseball is forced exile into other, lesser sports, like the NFL Draft, or worse, hockey and basketball (what a friend of mine used to call “the back-and-forth sports”).  While I respect those who veer off into these diversions, I cannot understand those who believe in the primacy of [...]

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