The Mets are firmly into their six-man rotation experiment and so far the results have been....wait, what's that you say? They're already ditching it? Well, that certainly didn't last long. The arguments for and against such a rotation structure have been discussed, but it seems as though in the end it was just a bit [...]
Recently the New York Rangers were dispatched from the NHL playoffs in game 7 of their third round playoff series. In that league you need to win four best-of-seven series in order to win the Stanley Cup. The Rangers were a team carrying high expectations since they had been to the championship series last year [...]
The D'Backs took the second game of the four-game series with a 7-2 win Friday night in Arizona. It was a disheartening game after Thursday's big win. Jon Niese had his best outing in awhile, piled up a bunch of strikeouts and generally pitched just bad enough to lose. But, it beats the shellackings he [...]
Mets rookie pitcher Noah Syndergaard seemingly has all the making of a future ace. He’s young, healthy and 11-feet tall with a golden arm. He can throw a marshmallow through a battleship and drop a hammer that make a batter’s knees buckle. He’s also got a solid changeup and surprisingly good control. Unlike a lot [...]
Hey, David Wright. Yeah, I’m talking to you. This was supposed to be the year the Mets finally emerged from the cellar and made some noise. This was supposed to be the year New York kept playing baseball after game no. 162. “I fully expect us to be in the playoffs,” Wright told the New [...]
Three short weeks ago, Michael Cuddyer was being left for dead. He didn’t look particularly good at the plate, and the results backed that up – through May 18th, Cuddyer was hitting .239/.295/.355 in 37 games. The two-year contract he signed during the offseason where the Mets surrendered a first-round draft pick was looking worse [...]
Well hello John Mayberry, Jr., where you been all my life! A huge night from the tall outfielder was just what the Mets needed on an Arizona evening. Daniel Murphy exited the game after just two innings newly ensconced at third, and the pain merry-go-round just keeps on truckin' for the ol' Metsies. Mayberry's three [...]
That title above is kind of a strange question. The immediate answer is, “Of course it is.” When any pitcher you’ve invested a good chunk of time watching – as a field manager, an executive or a fan – is recovering from Tommy John surgery, you can’t help but worry. Despite the evidence from players [...]
During Wednesday night’s broadcast, Gary Cohen suggested the Mets were keeping their options open, not concentrating on one particular position in their trade targets. Meanwhile, as Sandy Alderson was open to anything, Mark Trumbo was dealt. This is not to suggest that Alderson should have been in on Trumbo. It’s just to point out that [...]