Ike Davis was asked if he might play again this season before yesterday’s game against the Cardinals. “I’m not gonna tell you I’m gonna play this season because I’ve told you like 16 times this year [that I will] and it hasn’t happened,” said Davis, out since May 10. “Give it three weeks and we’ll … Read more
Sorry for not posting something today; my writing time was spent filling in at the ESPN SweetSpot, which has a vacancy since Rob Neyer departed for SB Nation. There’s an article on protecting pitchers with pitch counts, one on baseball nicknames, and hopefully another one coming on baseball movies. Will be back in the saddle … Read more
After over four years, 2511 posts, and over 9000 comments, MetsToday finally made the big time: it is now the official Mets blog of the ESPN SweetSpot, headed by Rob Neyer. Ah, so that explains the ESPN bar at the top of the page … Within an hour of the announcement, (1) dozens of loyal … Read more
David Lennon reports that Vin Scully hilariously compared last night’s loss to the 1962 Mets. The Mets Police has a nicely worded rant against ESPN’s Sunday night baseball. Rather than focus entirely on the Beltran/Phillips debate (remember these guys?), Mets Police basically lays out a case that ESPN is to baseball what ESPN is to … Read more
