A Bunting Manuel
By: Sean Pidgeon | April 11, 2010
Willie Harris’ game ending web gem was deflating to watch. That catch was literally the difference between victory and defeat. If Rod Barajas’ smoking line drive hits turf, Reyes and Wright score and the Mets win. But thanks to Karma, Harris snared that ball in a full extension dive, preserving the Nats 4-3 lead and [...]
Read more →Jeff Francoeur’s Big Night
By: Sabometrics | April 10, 2010
My very first post on this site was about Francoeur and my hope that he could change his approach at the plate and become the hitter he has the talent to be. We’re four games in, which is in no way a big enough sample to make any claims about how good a hitter Francoeur [...]
Read more →Cutting the Cheese
By: kconlin | April 9, 2010
Much has been made about the underwhelming quartet of pitchers slotted behind Johan Santana to start the season in the Mets’ rotation. And given the choice of Mike Pelfrey, John Maine, Oliver Perez, and Jon Niese, it’s easy to see why the majority of Met fans are pinning their hopes of finding a reliable number two starter on the power sinker of Pelfrey. The tall right-hander has the combination of pedigree, stuff, and age that can’t quite be claimed by the other three. Pelfrey has even flashed enough Major League success (3.72 ERA in 2008) to reinforce such high expectations. But even so, Pelfrey’s stats have yet to jive with his potential, and pundits have questioned his ability to succeed with his current repertoire. And now, this spring, we’ve been hearing stories about Pelfrey’s efforts to bolster that arsenal by adding a split-fingered fastball.
Read more →A Beautiful Day in Flushing
By: Brendan Bilko | April 6, 2010
For one day, at least one day, hope sprung eternal in Flushing. I walked off of the Main Street bound Local 7 and onto the Mets – Willets Point platform around 11:30am. There was a relatively surprising reticence amongst those walking down the platform stairs and through the tunnel with me. No “Let’s go Mets” [...]
Read more →Happy Opening Day
By: Brendan Bilko | April 5, 2010
Happy Opening Day everyone. I’ll be heading to the game with my brother in a few minutes. Instead of a traditional post this morning, I’ll be uploading images and whatnot from my mobile once I get to the ballpark. If there is anything in particular you would like to see from the stadium feel free [...]
Read more →Opening Day: A Retrospective
By: JKurp | April 4, 2010
It’s. So. Close. Opening Day is less than twenty-four hours away — thank god — and while the feeling of optimism might not last long (Beltran, Reyes, please come back ASAP), let’s just take a moment and be happy that Major League Baseball is back. And for the 49th time, the Mets are too. Since [...]
Read more →I Want Options
By: Brendan Bilko | April 2, 2010
In Adam Rubin’s most recent blog update for ESPN New York, it seems as though the final bench spot will not go to Spring Training phenom Chris Carter but rather Long Island’s own Frank Catalanotto. The apparent reasoning behind sending Carter down (and it has not happened yet so technically there is still hope) is [...]
Read more →Breaking News! Jeter Implicated in Steroid Scandal
By: Sean Pidgeon | April 1, 2010
According to a shocking new report, Derek Jeter has been linked to performance enhancing drugs. This is the latest in a long line of negative press for the New York Yankees, following reports in recent years that have implicated Jason Giambi, Andy Pettitte, Roger Clemens, and Alex Rodriguez. Nick Swisher has yet to test positive, [...]
Read more →Who Does Number Two Work For?
By: Brendan Bilko | March 31, 2010
Early this morning Adam Rubin tweeted that the Mets have a possible rotation shuffle in the works, and that Mike Pelfrey will not be starting the second game of the season against the Marlins. Now there was no official rotation order to shuffle that we know of, but the supposed rotation order (Santana, Pelfrey, Perez, [...]
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