Normally, drama surrounding the Philadelphia Phillies would give the average Met fan a cause for schadenfreudic celebration, but the most recent controversy – surrounding the benching of shortstop Jimmy Rollins by manager Ryne Sandberg – is a more somber occasion. Not necessarily because the situation isn’t funny, it is, but because some have called for [...]
Should the MRI prove that Jonathon Niese’s elbow is “A-Okay” later today, the Met front office cannot rejoice. Niese, thus far, has proven his arm is a liability in 2014 and sooner or later we will be waving goodbye as something will need to be done to fix the issue. While that remains a possibility, [...]
There’s something pretty simple that everyone knows about pitchers: they get hurt. Mets fans learned that the hard way with Matt Harvey last year. Before Harvey, it was Johan Santana. Before Santana, it was Pedro Martinez. This list could go on forever. One pitcher Mets fans are hoping not to add to the list is [...]
The 2013 Mets, for all of their shortcomings, did one thing better than all other teams in baseball: running the bases. For a team without much speed, that's pretty impressive. Though that ultimate outcome may be a bit of a surprise, Terry Collins has been pretty vocal in his desire to instill aggressiveness on the [...]
Nieuwenhuis has a .333/.467/.625 line thanks to 4 XBH and 6 BB here in the early going.
The Mets were supposed to spend in 2014 and that hasn’t happened. Sure, they signed Curtis Granderson, Bartolo Colon, Chris Young and an assortment of filler pieces with the money saved from shedding Johan Santana and Jason Bay, but they have not spent. Spending would indicate that the Mets would be increasing their payroll. Perhaps [...]
If you search the internet, it isn’t difficult to locate old videos of baseball games. There are plenty of interesting and noteworthy Met videos. I located an interesting grouping of these last week. These were all videos showing classic bouts between the Mets and the Reds. I use the term “bout” because all of these [...]
If two weeks is enough time to anything judge in baseball, it’s enough to become anxiety-ridden every time Sandy Alderson or Terry Collins say Ruben Tejada will be the starting shortstop for the 2014 New York Mets. Routinely sacrificing the present for promises of a better future seems to be a prerequisite for bleeding orange and blue [...]
Like many young Americans, I wanted to be a baseball player when I was a growing up. Baseball was that first sport to catch my eye. The memories I have of my early experiences with Baseball are ones I cherish. They start with listening to Bob Murphy and Gary Thorne’s play by play as the [...]
If you’re reading this, you know the Mets have had very few things on which to hang their hat over the past few years. If the story isn’t about their bumbling, tone-deaf administration it’s about their finances or lack thereof. On the field, of course, their mere record – 374-436 from 2009 through 2013 – [...]
Recently, I asked my friends in the blogosphere the following question: If the decision was entirely yours on who would be the 5th starter to open the season, who would you pick and why? These people all do great work so make sure you check out their sites. Jason Fry – Still rues his decision [...]
Even without Matt Harvey, the New York Mets have themselves a fine rotation with Zack Wheeler, Jon Niese, Dillon Gee and free-agent newcomer Bartolo Colon set to anchor the staff. However, one question mark that remains is who will grab hold of the fifth spot? Terry Collins has publicly stated that he would like to [...]