For reasons lost to time, my favorite player as a kid was Duffy Dyer. My thoughts turned to Dyer again earlier this week when Jim posted his musical ode to Jerry Grote. My opinion has always been that Grote was overrated, and not just a little. You hear repeatedly that he was the second-best catcher […]
In his final 60 games of 2019, Michael Conforto had a .913 OPS. In his first 42 games of last year, he had a .926 mark. So, what happened in the middle of the year? In the May 16 game, the one that ended the opening hot streak, Conforto collided with Robinson Cano and ended […]
A controversy that has been brewing much of the season involves Noah Syndergaard and his preference for any catcher other than Wilson Ramos. A New York Post article on 9/9/19 written by Joel Sherman and Kevin Kernan reported that Syndergaard had a meeting with GM Brodie Van Wagenen in which Syndergaard’s request was rejected. The […]
Based on comments from Jeff Wilpon yesterday, it would seem that any far flung notion of the Mets making a play for Bryce Harper or Manny Machado is dead. “Well, I don’t know how many teams have two $30 million players,” he told reporters, alluding to the albatross salary of injured star Yoenis Cespedes. Last season there […]
Ever read one of our articles and think, “I could do that!” – Well, here’s your chance! We are looking for someone to write a full-length article once a week, on either Wednesdays or Thursdays. Additionally, this person will need to become part of our game recap crew, writing once or twice a week a […]
The 2018 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards were issued this week. Among the list of 54 finalists (three at each position per league) and 19 winners (there was one tie) there was not one single Mets player. Examining the list, it is noteworthy that 12 of the 19 winners were from playoff teams. Exposure helps, sure, […]
On Friday night, Noah Syndergaard allowed five stolen bases. At some point during the telecast, Gary Cohen wondered aloud how many of those runners came around to score. In Friday’s game, not one of the five did. But that doesn’t mean that it happened that way earlier. Cohen seemed to think that it was a […]
Dear God – not another Realmuto thread
It may have been the NBA that brought the concept of “Keep Gettin’ Dem Checks” to our consciousness but Terry Collins has turned it into an MLB art form. Truly, did anyone think that the guy hired to be a placeholder at age 61 back in late 2010 would still be managing the club in […]
Jim Edmonds was a terrific player, a borderline Hall of Famer. He had a stretch of five straight seasons with a wOBA over .400 and if that doesn’t make you say, Wow!, you should know that Yoenis Cespedes had a .394 wOBA last year with the Mets. Edmonds was a better offensive player five consecutive […]
One of the things done during the offseason is to sign veterans to cheap contracts without the guarantee of a roster spot, invite them to Spring Training and see what happens. Typically these are Quad A type guys or guys who once were roster-worthy but who’ve run into injury problems. Frequently these guys end up […]
We hope you enjoyed our top 50 prospect series, which ended today with David posting prospect number one. This was a group project and the end result was a consensus and not any one individual person’s list. To rectify a mistake from last year, here’s the list in one place: S. Matz L. Guillorme G. […]