Rocky Road trip ends with win

The New York Mets (46-36) plated eight runs in the first four innings on their way to a 9-5 win over the Washington Nationals Sunday, ending a seven-game road trip. "That felt like it was more than seven days," said Jason Bay after the game. The Mets completed the trip 3-4. They are now 18-24 [...]

Mets Rewind: June 22

Here's what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1976: New York Mets traded Jack Heidemann to the Milwaukee Brewers for Tom Deidel. 1984: The New York Mets release Mike Torrez. 1984 - New York Mets purchased Ed Glynn from the Cleveland Indians. 1987: Tom Seaver abandons his comeback attempt with the injury-riddled [...]

Beltran limps, Pagan sprints

Carlos Beltran's arthroscopic knee surgery in January triggered a domino effect: Did the Mets know about the surgery? When will he return? Who will play centerfield? The Mets front office responded, no, no idea and then went out and traded for Gary Matthews Jr. In the immortal words of Don Henley, "In a New York [...]

A Sacrificial Offering

Animal sacrifice is frowned upon in this country but not in the area of Puerto Rico where Angel Pagan calls home. Pagan sacrificed a live chicken Wednesday prior to the game against the Marlins. “Really, the only reason I did it was to end the injury curse that haunts this team,” Pagan told the St. Lucie [...]

ZiPS creator Dan Szymborski

Everyone has an opinion on how their favorite players are going to perform. For most of us, it is just instinct, hunch of fanboy optimism. That is why it is important to look at unbiased, systematic approaches to projections. One of the best sets available are the ZiPS projections from Baseball Think Factory Editor-in-Chief Dan [...]