1970 TRANSOGRAM CLEON JONES I picked up three 1970 New York Mets Transogram cards last week. Along with the pictured Cleon Jones card, the lot also included a Jerry Koosman and a Tom Seaver from the same issue. These Transogram cards were printed on the back of the cardboard boxes the corresponding Transogram figures came [...]
Obviously, 200 is a nice round number. People like round numbers especially those ending in one or more zeroes. Until Roger Maris came along it was comforting and easy to remember that the record for home runs in a season belonged to Babe Ruth with his 60 in 1927. 200 is the Mets’ franchise record [...]
Put in the books! Led by Noah Syndergaard's dazzling pitching, the Mets shut out the Nationals 2-0 to begin their first season series with their division rival. The quickly played pitcher's duel included a number of notable highlights. Ex-Met favorite Daniel Murphy got a warm welcome at Citi Field from fans who fondly recall his [...]
Michael Conforto has been promising throughout his entire professional career. The Mets had so much confidence in his bat, that he was promoted to batting third in the lineup, meaning that he was in a prime spot to drive in runs, and get on base. Considering he only played in the minor leagues for two [...]
As a Met fan you know who Dilson Herrera is. He’s been to the majors a few time and he’s never quite lived up to the hype of a “Future All-Star” that has been bandied about. To drive this point home, the Mets traded for Neil Walker and signed Asdrubal Cabrera because they wanted Herrera [...]
"And the road trip is over!" Gary Cohen could have shouted that into the mic with as much enthusiasm as after a big win. The Mets concluded a brutal road trip, going 4-7 against the Padres, Dodgers and Rockies. This knuckle-headed writer pegged the then first place Mets to go 8-3. Instead, our bats went [...]
Sean Gilmartin tossed three scoreless innings Thursday so everyone expected him to get two or three days off before getting called on again. But Logan Verrett’s early departure from a spot start pressed him back into duty after just one day off. Gilmartin came on and pitched two scoreless innings Saturday and made a case [...]
The Mets fell behind big early got some runs back but were unable to complete the comeback, as they fell to the Rockies, 7-4, in Denver Saturday night. Logan Verrett had his first bad outing as a SP this year. But he wasn't as bad as the home plate umpire, who blew a call that [...]
The day after Bartolo Colon hit his historic first home run, he offered Matt Harvey a bit of advice to get into the homer club. Harvey, Colon opined, needed to hit the weight room to turn his doubles into homers. While said in jest, Colon just may have been on to something there. The Mets' [...]