Author Archives: Dan Capwell

About Dan Capwell

A Mets fan since 1971, Dan spent many summer nights of his childhood watching the Mets on WOR Channel Nine, which his Allentown, PA cable company carried. Dan was present at Game 7 of the 1986 World Series and the Todd Pratt Walkoff Game in 1999. He is also the proud owner of two Shea Stadium seats. Professionally, Dan is a Marketing Manager in the Bulk Materials Handling industry. He lives in Bethlehem PA with his wife and son, neither of whom fully get his obsession with the Mets.

Gee for Dee?

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Dan Capwell

It’s Day Three of the Winter Meetings and I’ll bet Mets GM Sandy Alderson can’t wait for this afternoon’s daily rumor-squelching conference with the media. I wonder how he felt about the need to suppress Mathew’s rumor candy about Noah … Continue reading →

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Everth Cabrera: An Iconoclast’s View

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Dan Capwell

Prediction: Sometime in early January, the Mets will sign shortstop Everth Cabrera to a minor league deal with an invite to Spring Training. This is the kind of move that GM Sandy Alderson and puppet master Jeff Wilpon apparently just … Continue reading →

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Motte the Met and Other Musings

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Dan Capwell

  Happy Thanksgiving everyone.  The arrival of the holiday season also means that right on time, the hot stove is blazing away. The Mets offseason acquisitions are once again likely to be of the smaller type, as GM Sandy Alderson and his … Continue reading →

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The Cuddyer Signing: Like It or Loathe It?

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Dan Capwell

  I am somewhere in the middle on this one. ICYMI, the Mets signed Colorado outfielder Michael Cuddyer yesterday. Didn’t see that coming. Interesting tidbit: then-prospect Cuddyer was one of the Twins rumored to be coming back to the Mets … Continue reading →

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The Mets: Three Moves They Will Make This Offseason

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Dan Capwell

I have achieved a somewhat Zen-like acceptance of the coming quiet offseason for the Mets. I believe that correctly or otherwise, the Front Office envisions the window of opportunity really opening in 2016 with a mainly home-grown 25-man roster. Maybe I … Continue reading →

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Joe Maddon and Mike Piazza

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Dan Capwell

I still remember where I was (northbound on Route 287 just past Somerville, NJ) when I heard on WFAN that the Mets had acquired Mike Piazza. Three days later, I was at Shea Stadium for his Mets debut. The moment … Continue reading →

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Craig on Mets’ List?

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Dan Capwell

Normally, I am the first to denigrate any trade proposals and I fully expect the Mets to do nothing of the sort, but given the dearth of news about the Mets these days, there really isn’t much else to write … Continue reading →

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Jim Fregosi, Lucas Duda and the Coming Offseason

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Dan Capwell

It’s a trade that has haunted the Mets for decades: looking for solution to their third base woes, they drew from their surplus of starting pitching and traded Nolan Ryan for Jim Fregosi. Ryan went on to a Hall of … Continue reading →

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