All of New York was buzzing after the signing of a certain veteran righthanded pitcher this past Sunday … today we finally catch up with the newest Met, Brian Lawrence. MetsToday: After a flurry of cameras, microphones, and questions thrown in your face over the last few days, how does it feel to be at … Read more
I have two questions for you — no visiting Baseball-Reference, Googling, or otherwise cheating: 1. What was Yogi Berra’s career batting average? 2. Name one quote attributed to Yogi Berra. (answers come after the text ads, scroll down) OK, so how did you do? I’m going to go out on a limb and say you … Read more
Despite hitting safely in the first 14 games of the year, David Wright has not been … well … “right”. Nearly one-eighth of the way into the season, and through 69 at-bats, Wright is batting .261 with no homeruns and 4 RBI, and has struck out 20 times. These are not the numbers a team … Read more
Wondering what Danny Graves is doing lately? After being signed by the Mets to save the bullpen from Braden Looper in 2005 — and subsequently released — Graves faded away from big-league baseball, save for a 13-game stint with the Cleveland Indians during the early part of last year. Ever wonder what the “Baby-Faced Assassin” … Read more
Just hours before the Shawn Green deal was announced, SI.com columnist Jon Heyman “broke” the story that the Mets were on the heels of a deal to bring Moises Alou to New York. The story to acquire the leftfielder came out of left field, as Heyman was the only legitimate news writer to broach the … Read more
We’ve been teased for weeks now. First, it was the question of whether Shawn Green would clear waivers. He did. Then, it was a question of him waiving his no-trade clause. Despite reports to the contrary, the no-trade appears to be a non-issue. Now, the question is money: how much and who pays it. Then, … Read more
A number of Mets fans are upset with Omar Minaya’s inability to acquire Barry Zito or Jason Schmidt at the trade deadline. Those fans’ feelings are understandable; after all, they’re used to seeing the crosstown Yankees make bonehead, short-sighted deals to bring in big names and otherwise mortgage their future. Those fans also have very … Read more
Now that it’s a few days removed from the frenzy of the July 31 trade deadline, it’s much easier to take a step back and absorb what happened. As we all know, there was the possibility of either Jason Schmidt or Roy Oswalt coming to the Mets in return for a package that most likely … Read more
