Now that the Mets have lost out on Yoshinobu Yamamoto, all eyes turn toward the team’s most difficult question of the off-season: Pete Alonso’s future with the Mets. In an article from last spring, it was suggested that the team should extend his contract and that it would cost north of $400M. Some scoffed at [...]
The Mets’ best month in 2023 was July, when the team went 14-9. In that month they at last got the pitching rotation they hoped to have all year, as Jose Quintana finally was activated from the IL, while Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander were hitting their stride. But June had been so horrendous and [...]
Reading the comments on various posts here and it’s easy to see that fans are getting restless for the Mets to make some moves this offseason. And by moves, it means something more exciting than Kyle Crick or Adrian Houser. After the three previous years of Steve Cohen ownership, ones that saw the addition of [...]
1967 TOPPS GREG GOOSSEN Back in the 1970s, when I collected cards with my brother Gary and things weren’t as immediately available as they are now, we were looking for a Tom Seaver rookie card. The checklists of the day wouldn’t list who was on the card; it would just say Mets Rookies. We found [...]
There are still other solid pitching options for the Mets to sign. Biggest names remaining, are Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery. Based on what was heard however, it seems like the Mets are going more with Plan B with the starting pitching and shifting towards cheaper short terms options after Snell and Montgomery. One of [...]
What if in 2023, the NBA, NFL and NHL existed but there was no baseball? If you were starting MLB from scratch today, how different would it be from what we watch currently? Everything is on the table, so we can remove things or add things however you see fit. Here are things divided into [...]
With the New York Mets missing out on Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the organization will focus on acquiring other free agent pitchers to bolster their starting rotation. There are still several names available in the free agent market. One of the top starters available, is Jordan Montgomery and here is why the Mets should go after him. [...]
When you evaluate why some baseball teams seem to thrive, you generally look for some standout performances from their front line starters, shut down relievers, some very strong home run and RBI bats in the lineup, and some players whose defense prevents opposing runners from scoring. Under Steve Cohen's ownership, the Mets tried to bring [...]
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Biography: Blade Tidwell spent most of his Age 21/22 season playing for the Brooklyn Cyclones before a late season promotion to Binghamton. The Mets were hoping that Tidwell would show well out of the gate with little other pitching talent on the horizon but his April and May were anything but succesful. In fact, in [...]
It was a shock to everyone when Billy Eppler abruptly resigned just a few days after David Stearns took over as President of Baseball Operations. All along the story had been that Eppler was willing to work under Stearns and it was a surprise to see his tune change so quickly. Well, we didn't have [...]
After three years of Steve Cohen owning the Mets and splashing money around once free agency opened up, the Mets so far this offseason did not make the headlines for free agent signings they had in the previous years. In the offseason following the 2021 campaign, the Mets made big moves, signing Max Scherzer, to [...]