Mets slugger David Wright played catch and took some ground balls from his knees yesterday, a welcomed first step in his recovery process. This was the first baseball-related activity Wright has done since going on the DL in Mid-May. [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/ESPNNewYork/status/82570185525039105″] Wright said afterwords that he “felt good” and he will see...
Read MoreHere are my thoughts on teams being buyers or sellers at the trade deadline. As long as you are well within ten games of a Wild Card you should NOT be sellers. Not when there’s still a third of a season left to play. Remember 1973. If you do start selling off players at that stage of the game, then essentially you have given up and are waving the white flag. It means that winning is not...
Read MoreFrom the day he was hired, to the day he was fired I was often called an “Omar apologist.” I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase before right? Basically from what I deducted from that was “not everything Omar does is garbage,” therefore I am apologizing for him. Recently, I’ve seen a lot of negativity towards Sandy Alderson and his front office team. In all reality, from the day fans heard...
Read MoreIntangibles – a simple word that can mean so much more. As much as I live and die by the statistics, in fact, probably more than the average non-sabermetric fan… I’m always looking for the intangible things; the things that can’t be measured by any statistic but still have an impact on the game. For some pitchers, it can just be their mental state. Confidence goes a long...
Read MoreGood news from Port St. Lucie where Mets prized pitching prospect Matt Harvey was pulled from starting in the FSL All Star Game. He will be replaced by less heralded, Mets left-hander Darin Gorski. According to MiLB.com, Harvey was scratched because he is scheduled to be promoted to Double-A Binghamton after making one more start for St. Lucie. The Mets 2010 first rounder has won four straight...
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