This time last year we were shocked we were still having the Lucas Duda or Ike Davis debate. It may have taken two years too long to decide but the good news is that Sandy Alderson held on to the right guy, as Duda turned in the best year of his career and Davis did [...]
Mets fans are one of a kind. They range from super optimistic to overwhelmingly pessimistic and with recent signing news, most of the fan base is firmly in the land of pessimism. This signing, of course, is the $210 million mega-deal handed out by the Nationals to the highly-regarded Max Scherzer. At this point, the [...]
1966 TOPPS WES WESTRUM My impressions of the 1960s? Well, not to wax all “We Didn't Start the Fire” here, but to me it's a blur of JFK, MLK, RFK, Nixon, Vietnam, Woodstock, men on the moon, and Miracle Mets. Of course, when it comes to Topps cards, the decade can only mean one thing: [...]
By now, you’ve lapped up all the ink spilled in praise of the Washington Nationals and their forward-thinking signing of Max Scherzer. The Scherzer deal wasn’t an old fashioned, Steinbrennerian, throw-bags-of money-at-Scott-Boras kind of agreement – although, in effect, that is surely what happened. No, this one actually took a page from the Mets’ old [...]
It seems like there are a lot of Mets sites out there. But does anyone have any idea how many? It feels like the number should be in triple digits, but that’s just a guess. Let’s limit this to active blogs (pour out a 40 for the late, great 2 Guys Talking Mets) with a [...]
It’s no secret that the New York Mets are not a fiscally sound organization. This has played havoc with the on-field product for half a decade now at least, and will continue to curtail large free agent signings for some time to come. That may be for the benefit of the team, though. As more [...]
The Nationals just signed Max Scherzer to a huge contract that improves their rotation. Rumors are floating that Stephen Strasburg is on his way out, which is good news for Mets fans as he has dominated them for the past few seasons. The Mets have a lot of young pitching that could compete against the [...]
“I feel very comfortable with what I see and taking that to the player and saying, ‘here’s what I’m seeing, here’s the adjustment I think needs to be made, here’s the drill I think can fix that, and let’s go to work.’ “Part of it is listening to their feedback too and creating a trust [...]
The big news this weekend, as usual, had nothing to do with the Mets acquiring a shortstop, and once again had everything to do with Fred Wilpon and finances. Except this time, the news is that Fred Wilpon has been selected by Commissioner-elect Rob Manfred as the new chairman of the finance committee, as first [...]
With another season of signing Daniel Murphy to an arbitration deal (worth $8 million), the Mets have their second baseman for one more season, if the team decides to not trade him. Since becoming a starter in 2012, Murphy has been a consistent fixture in the Mets starting lineup, Murphy has hit over .285, posted [...]
Throughout history there have been players who put up fluke seasons in the majors. Undoubtedly, you’ve got a mental image in your head right now of some such season. Perhaps it’s 2000 Darin Erstad, who put up an 8.7 fWAR (next best season, 3.3 fWAR) or 1970 Billy Grabarkewitz and his 6.1 fWAR (next best [...]
The Mets have had 14 different pitchers in their history to post a 5.0 bWAR or greater in a season, including Matt Harvey in 2013. None of those 14 missed an entire season after putting up such a dominating performance. The closest we have is Johan Santana, who missed the entire 2011 season after notching [...]