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Just Call Him Up Already
In case you missed it, Zack Wheeler had another great outing on Saturday night. Wheeler, the New York Mets’ top pitching prospect, threw 7 1/3 innings of two-run ball and struck out seven on Saturday for Triple-A Las Vegas. He gave up six hits and walked one. According to ESPN, over his last three starts, [...]
The Mets: Wait Until Next Year?
In case you missed it, FOX and MLB Network contributor Ken Rosenthal said last week that the Mets won’t contend until 2015, at the earliest. I am not a big fan of Rosenthal but I agree whole-heartedly with him. Yes, it’s nice to think that things are about to turn around, but that notion is [...]
The Mets: New Nails, El Hombre, Balance, Go Nats and Leaving Las Vegas
Perhaps I am clutching at straws, but the nagging hurts plaguing the Mets projected everyday lineup may prove to be a blessing in disguise.
The Mets: A Saga of Three Outfielders
Our story begins last July, when the Mets, after a promising start to the 2012 season have once again fallen out of contention. The July 31st trade deadline is looming and the hope among the Mets faithful is that General Manager Sandy Alderson can spin some of his veteran players into prospect gold. One obvious [...]
The Mets: How Bad Will 2013 Be?
So the R.A. Dickey trade not only removed a 20-game winner from the rotation, it failed to address a single immediate pressing need for the 2013 season. Remember GM Sandy Alderson’s quip about “What Outfield?” Maybe he should skip the jokes and go back to –err what is his job again? Sarcasm aside, I will [...]
Fourth Place Again, So Why Bother?
Some offseason, eh? So far, the Mets have overpaid (David Wright) and overplayed (R.A. Dickey). What happened to that roster overhaul that GM Sandy Alderson promised us at the end of last season? I’ll tell you what.
Hey Sandy…DO SOMETHING!
Dear Sandy Alderson: Hello from Pennsylvania. How is the weather down in Nashville? You are there right? If you are, how about y’know, maybe getting the Mets some new players? You need at least two outfielders, another catcher and a guy or two who can come off the bench in a pinch. I think that [...]
Trading Initials and the Curse of 1973
Author’s Disclaimer: Perhaps by the time you are reading this, the Met player in question has already signed a new contract. If so, skip the first eight paragraphs During the winter meetings after the 1983 season, the Mets where attempting to wrap up a deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers for utility infielder extraordinaire Bob [...]
The Mets: An Off-Season Primer
The confetti hasn’t been entirely swept up in San Francisco and already, stories about potential Met moves this off-season have stretched into the realm of the absurd. Don’t take my word for it; check out yesterday’s Post story about Cody Ross. Mike Puma writes about “sources” and uses phrases like “could target, ” while not [...]
THE Date in Mets History: October 16
Whew…got this in just under the wire. October 16 is arguably the seminal date in Met history. It also has some personal significance as it is my late father’s birthday. More on him in a moment. Some of the biggest moments in Met history have occurred on this date. For example: 1969: The Miracle culminates [...]
Don’t Give Up…Yet (Part 3)
Part Three of this series. Part One is here and Part Two appeared here. In 1992, the Mets made a very unpopular trade, sending fan favorite and proven performer David Cone to Toronto in a deal that included second baseman Jeff Kent. It was the start of a miserable relationship that lasted parts of five [...]
Don’t Give Up…Yet (Part Two)
A disclaimer: I also authored this post, which cited the potential availability of several players and suggested a move or two. Some of those same players will be portrayed in a different light here. Also for this to make more sense you should start with yesterday’s post. You might remember the mid-1990’s and those awful [...]
Don’t Give Up…Yet (Part One)
Deceptively, baseball looks like an easy game to play. Most of the players seem to be of average height and weight; the rules and strategies are fairly straightforward and as George Carlin has pointed out, it’s a game played in a park where the objective is to be safe at home. Partially as a result, [...]
Backing Up The Truck: Six Tradeable Mets
This always happens around Labor Day with sub-500 baseball teams. Having realized that the current season is a lost cause, the hardcore fans join the team scribes, broadcasters and even some front office types in the therapeutic process of speculating about next year’s roster. Therapy started a bit early for the Mets this year, when [...]
The Mets: Giving Jason Bay The Bobby Bonilla Treatment
The Mets have certainly given us some colorful terms over their history. In several cases a word or two has been coined that succinctly sums up a seminal moment in the team’s history. There’s the recently broken “Fregosi Curse” that they were infected with after they traded Nolan Ryan. (Yes I know, the term originated [...]
