Comparing Jason Bay and other Mets free agent hitters

When the Mets signed Jason Bay, he was going to be the slugger in the middle of the lineup who essentially replaced Carlos Delgado in the lineup. Then he didn’t hit for power and had his season cut short due to a concussion. Now fans are looking for any reason to feel confident about a [...]

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Mets Rewind: July 24

Here's what happened on this day in New York Mets history: 1967: New York Mets traded Hawk Taylor to the California Angels for Don Wallace. 1978: Pete Rose singles twice during the Reds' 5-3 win over the Mets, extending his hitting streak to thirty-seven games to tie the modern Major League record held by Tommy [...]

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Awful Mets Outfielders

If I asked you to make a list of your least-favorite Mets of all time, chances are the names Jeromy Burnitz, Roger Cedeno, Vince Coleman, George Foster, Juan Samuel and Ryan Thompson would be on it. All of these players were guys blessed with great physical talents and for whatever reason did not perform well [...]

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