A quote from our blog which rings true to me. “The real solution for the Mets future is to have new owners not encumbered by the Wilpon’s baggage which is now all so obvious to anyone who can see and read the facts.” How can the Wilpons’ continue to put the Mets organization on hold while they await resolution of the myriad of problems and issues which stem from the Madoff ponzi scheme? The news [...]

It’s obvious the Mets need a starting pitcher, probably two. They need a second baseman, too, but Daniel Murphy looks like he’s healthy enough to compete in Spring Training, the Mets took a second baseman with very nice looking peripherals in the rule five draft, and Justin Turner might show his stuff in Spring Training, too. So they now have bodies there, let’s move on the starting pitching. The following is a list of the remaining [...]

In Doug’s Dugout today we talk about the Cold Stove, $$$, and other frozen feeble thoughts: If newly minted General Manager Sandy Alderson was really interested in saving the organization money he would have worked from home instead of attending the Winter Meetings in Orlando. Or purchased a prepaid phone card and used it. Saving the Mets a grand or two on airfare, hotels, and eats. Because his visit to the East Coast home of [...]

When I read that Dave Hudgens had a blog called Swing Away, you just know I had to drop by a take a look. I was thrilled beyond belief when I came across this one post entitled, ”Becoming A Crunch Time Player“. In it Hudgens goes into the age old debate about how some players are clutch (O-Dog, Epstein), while others simply choke (Wright and countless others) under pressure. I love his take on it, and maybe his [...]

Openness, honesty and transparency. Virtues that tend to unfortunately fall on deaf ears in the many parts of the business world let alone professional sports. With the new administration gradually taking root in Flushing, times, like the saying goes, “they are a changin” and the man ushering in this change believes deeply in these virtues. This former Marine doesn’t just talk the talk. Sandy Alderson is a true believer and wants to make all New [...]

Updated 2:00 PM “Mark Madoff took his own life today. This is a terrible and unnecessary tragedy,” said Martin Flumenbaum, an attorney representing Mark and his brother Andrew. “Mark was an innocent victim of his father’s monstrous crime who succumbed to two years of unrelenting pressure from false accusations and innuendo.” Original Post 9:00 AM According to a report in the NY Post, Bernard Madoff’s son Mark was found dead in his SoHo apartment this morning, [...]

In the following video courtesy of SNY, Kevin Burkhardt interviews Sandy Alderson and gets him to recap the Rule 5 Draft and discuss the Mets strategy going into the draft. At the end of the interview, Burkhardt brings up the huge contracts landed by Carl Crawford and Jayson Werth and asks for his thoughts on how the market is going and if these longterm deals are a new trend that won’t go away soon. I [...]

With the recent statements by both Terry Collins and Sandy Alderson that Ruben Tejada would best be served by spending 2011 in Triple-A Buffalo where he can gain more experience, most of Mets nation has turned their eyes to Daniel Murphy who is getting a crash course at second base in Winter League Baseball, and of course hold-over Luis Castillo who has fallen on hard times defensively and offensively since his days as an All [...]

The Mets selected Pedro Beato with their second pick in the Rule 5 Draft. He projects as a middle reliever and might be able to have an immediate impact on the major league roster. Beato was actually drafted by the Mets in the 17th round in 2005 but did not sign. The following year, the Orioles selected him with the 32nd overall pick and were able to sign him. The Mets brought in D.J. Carrasco [...]

Here’s the latest installment of MMO’s newest feature entitled, Amazin’ Happenings! Wild Strawberry Weekend! Looking for some fun this weekend? Then head on over to Strawberry’s Sports Grill and have good food, refreshing drinks and a great atmosphere! Darryl Strawberry will be in the house Tonight, Tomorrow, & Sunday Morning for Breakfast with Santa. Come Join your favorite Mets Legend All Weekend at Your Favorite Restaurant Strawberry’s Sports Grill. On Sunday, a few United States Marines will be [...]