With John Buck returning from paternity leave tonight, the Mets have decided to keep Travis d’Arnaud in the majors as their starting catcher. The Mets feel d’Arnaud, the centerpiece of the trade that sent R.A. Dickey to the Blue Jays, has learned all he can at Triple-A. It’s time for him to learn the game … Read more
R.A. Dickey became the first knuckleballer in major league history to win the Cy Young award. Here’s what he had to say about it on the MLB Network. Now, about that contract…
So, the offseason of David Wright and R.A. Dickey is underway, and in full force. According to Metsblog, the Mets will begin negotiations with Wright by offering him a deal that will keep him around until 2020. I agree with Matt Cerrone’s take on what the offer will look like. Most likely, 2020 will be … Read more
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 … Read more
Having won their past two series, (break up the Mets!) New York heads down to Amazing Technicolor Marlins Park for a series with the Marlins. Miami followed up their offseason spending spree with a comical, and somewhat predictable, fire sale at the trade deadline. The Marlins are one organization that even Mets fans can point … Read more
He’s started a World Series game at Yankee Stadium, once dissed Miss Iowa and is a published author and poet. He is Miguel Batista and if the Mets at all want to add a little interest to the remainder of another season of broken dreams, they should call him up from Buffalo to take the … Read more
