The Mets' glory days of the 1980's seem even further away this afternoon, with news of the passing of former GM Frank Cashen. Cashen arrived in New York in the winter of 1980, at the behest of new owners Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon. He took on the daunting task of reinvigorating this moribund franchise, [...]
Something about the Bradenton Marauders brings out the best in Michael Fulmer. For the year, Fulmer has a 4.43 ERA but Sunday afternoon he threw seven shutout innings, permitted just three hits and fanned eight in the process. In three starts this season against Bradenton, Fulmer has yet to allow a run, a span covering [...]
It has been less than two weeks since the Mets announced their round of minor league callups, ans so far at the AA level, both Steven Matz and Dilson Herrera are tearing it up, albeit in a small sample size. Saturday night, Matz was the talk of the farm system, coming up with coming up [...]
Last night in Pittsburgh a beautiful thing happened. Jon Niese, though a bit erratic at times, pitched effectively through six innings and handed a lead to a Mets bullpen that sealed the win. A win is always great, but what made this one special was how it was closed out and what it portends. The [...]
Jon Niese had a bare minimum Quality Start on Saturday but with the Mets offense delivering five runs early it was enough, with help from the bullpen, to pick up his fifth win of the season. It’s just another data point for those who want to “Kill the Win.” Earlier this year, Niese had a [...]
In 2012 the New York Daily News reported, when asked about the state of the Mets’ outfield, Sandy Alderson replied, “Outfield? What outfield? We’re probably gonna have to bring the fences in another 150 feet!” This comment was made after the 2012 season, where the outfield was Jason Bay, Lucas Duda, Scott Hairston, and Andres [...]
In February of 1962, Johnny Pappas, a 21-year old kid from Astoria, Queens strolled into the Mets’ spring training camp and said he was there to be a pitcher for the team. He stood 5' 10", weighed 150 pounds, threw left-handed and looked like a combination of Gary Gentry and Joey Ramone. Johnny Murphy, assistant [...]
I had the pleasure to attend the Thursday matchup between the Aberdeen Ironbirds (Orioles) and the Brooklyn Cyclones on 6/26 and was able to see some of the talent in the Mets system first hand. I highly recommend going out to MCU park and watching the Cyclones play, it’s a very good time. You’ll even [...]
The trade deadline is moving slowly towards the Mets and it’s safe to say that some things can be claimed as definitive: The pitching staff is fine. Bartolo Colon has provided a nice veteran complement to the young pitching that is making its way either through the system or around the pitfalls and land mines [...]