Vic Black throws gas. In his major league debut last season, Black averaged 95.5 mph with his fastball. It couldn’t really be any other way though, could it? A guy with that name couldn’t be a soft-tossing lefty. No, that gig is reserved for someone like Jamie Moyer, not someone whose name is packed with [...]
Sandy Alderson did a decent job this offseason making upgrades that will hopefully make the Mets more competitive, if not this year then next year. Alderson addressed the outfield situation with the signings of Chris Young and Curtis Granderson. Alderson added an arm in Bartolo Colon to hold down a spot in the rotation until [...]
The good news is that Jeurys Familia has not pitched in the first three exhibition games of the year and is therefore not among the nine pitchers in camp with an ERA of 9.00 or above. The bad news is, well, just about everything else. Familia has gone from hot-shot pitching prospect to potential future [...]
One of the fun parts about spring training is that there is always a group of pitchers vying for a coveted spot in the Opening Day bullpen. While that may not sound very exciting on paper, the mix of veterans looking for one last go-around in the show and young up-and-comers trying to open up [...]
Yesterday we unveiled our new header image, which included a border collage of some non-Mets things that I enjoy. The images are small, as to not detract too much from the focus of the site. A couple of people commented on the images and loyal reader Metsense suggested that we have a contest. There are [...]
Today at Mets360 we unveiled our new banner image, which once again was designed by Dave Stark. While Dave did the overwhelming majority of the work involved, I do want to recognize two other individuals who contributed to the piece. Dan Kolton did the Photoshop work on the Bartolo Colon and Curtis Granderson cards that [...]
I picked up a 1966 Topps Ernie Bowman baseball card last week. This is an interesting card in its own right because Bowman never actually played a game for the New York Mets. In 1966, Bowman played for their minor league affiliate, the Jacksonville Suns. What also makes Bowman particularly interesting is because of how [...]
It’s finally baseball time and it feels so good to be watching Met baseball again. For those paying attention there was a lot to be excited about in game one. Let’s focus on the prospects trying to make their mark during spring training. Rafael Montero – He got the start and looked great. The results [...]
The Mets shortstop situation seems to change weekly. It’s obvious that the Mets aren’t satisfied with their current players at the position (Ruben Tejada, Omar Quintanilla, Wilfredo Tovar and possibly Wilmer Flores), but are also not willing to go overboard for any shortstop that is not currently on the roster. So, we are all subject [...]
David Wright is the winner of MLB Network & MLB.com's "Face of MLB" contest. Here is the bracket and how Wright advanced to the winner's circle: Wright beat Eric Sogard in the finals. If Sogard seems like an odd choice, there's a reason behind it. Turns out that a lot of people thought the contest [...]
Imagine the surprise among New York/Metro Area Mets fans when they saw this morning’s Daily News . Sandy Alderson has apparently thrown down the gauntlet. In a supposedly “closed door” meeting – but of course knowing full well that anything quotable would find its way into a newspaper: such is the nature of a leaky [...]
Ike Davis has become the most polarizing player on the Mets. Oh, sure, some people get worked up about Juan Lagares and Eric Young Jr. but those two simply don’t bring the … baggage that Davis carries with him. Davis seemed destined to be a fan favorite. A first-round draft pick who advanced quickly through [...]