Back on February 18th, Johan Santana uttered his own surname when asked who the best pitcher was in the National League East. Mets fans everywhere gave a semblance of “damn straight,” while rival counterparts down the turnpike certainly thought the exact opposite. While there is no pitcher in the game I would rather watch throw [...]

Yesterday we looked at the Mets position players that would be in the Hall of Fame (HOF) discussion, and today we dissect the pitchers. Remember, a Black Ink point is earned when a player leads the league in certain pitching statistics and a Gray Ink point is gained when they appear in the top 10 [...]

As tedious as it can be at times, I do enjoy a good Hall of Fame discussion. One of the comparison tools that I’ve been using lately is Bill James’ Black and Gray Ink scores, available on Baseball Reference. A Black Ink point is earned when a player leads the league in certain batting or [...]

I borrowed (ok, outright stole) an idea from one of my favorite writers, Joe Posnanski. Using the “Similar Players” feature on Baseball Reference, I went through the Mets’ 2009 Opening Day roster, reviewed player comparisons, and presented the three most similar batters/pitchers along with their comparison score (click here for a full explanation, but a [...]