Spring training this year seems interminable. Fans and media members alike are itching for the games to start counting. Mets fans in particular, if we can lobby to get spring training wins to become official. The Mets right now are firing on all cylinders and if you’re reading this, you probably hope against hope that [...]
For the first time in what seems like an eternity, the Mets are heading into the upcoming season with legitimate and justifiable confidence. The only caveat? Two pitchers that the Mets were counting on have gone down with the infamous Tommy John Surgery condition. Zack Wheeler's injury has already been deemed inevitable opening up the [...]
Things couldn't be more different from Curtis Granderson's first Spring Training with the Mets to his performance this year. Over 51 at-bats last spring Granderson hit .157/.241/.353, while this spring he's put up a ridiculous .452/.547/.762 with 12 RBI over his first 42 ABs. Some may preach the gospel of Kevin Long, while others will [...]
The Mets big splash move of the offseason was signing now 36 year old outfielder, Michael Cuddyer. Most Mets fans were disappointed that the Mets gave up their first round pick for the 2015 draft for an aging outfielder, who struggled to stay on the field and played his past three seasons in Coors Field. [...]
David Wright’s career has one of the most fascinating arcs in recent baseball history. From 2004-2008, he produced at budding superstar levels; in 2009 and 2010, he was good but not great; 2011 was a lost season owing to a back injury. It appeared that after a few promising years, Wright could no longer be [...]
After emerging as the starting first basemen after being placed in a platoon within a platoon, it has been reported by David Lennon (of Newsday) that the Mets are hoping to extend Lucas Duda. The 29-year-old had a breakout season last year, hitting 30 homers complimented by a .253 average with a .349 OBP, and [...]
Matt Harvey is a star, someone who should be in the rotation as long as he’s healthy. Dillon Gee is a placeholder, a competent MLB pitcher who should be in the rotation until someone better comes along. Gee has done a fine job for the Mets, making 103 starts for the club. We should salute [...]
Spring Training is winding down and we approach the regular season with, despite the sprinklings of bad news, what amounts to the most optimism in Queens in what seems like forever. Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom are dominating hitters, David Wright looks to be getting back to his old self, and the signing of Michael [...]
As you read the various 2015 season previews you’ll be hard pressed to find any prognosticator who doesn’t pick the Washington Nationals to handily win the National League East. Several are predicting they’ll win the National League Pennant and even the World Series. According to the Sporting News, “a team with hardly any flaws should [...]
Note: This is a series of articles creating an alternate history for the Mets. They started with a reinvention of the 1962 expansion draft and have progressed from there. In actual history, some of these players were Mets, some never were. This isn’t meant to be an historical re-examination of the franchise. It’s supposed to [...]