Every year since 2009, as the Mets gets ready to begin Spring Training, I ask everyone on our staff to describe how they feel about the upcoming season in one word. I then take each word and put them all into one graphic. The last few years have been very depressing, to say the least, but I am loving the way our 2014 One Word has turned out. 2014 IN ONE WORD Okay, so we have a couple of people...
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A good friend of mine recently sent her only child, a son, off to college. I remember those times as heart wrenching moments when each of my three children left the nest. To occupy my mind, I would usually wrap myself around some kind of project. That may have been my friend’s strategy, too. Knowing that I love reading about baseball, especially autobiographies, she appeared with a stack of...
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An MMO Fan Shot by Dave in Spain It’s cold and it’s snowing… Put on your hypothetical thinking caps… The Mets have three major problems that don´t have any obvious in-house solutions: shortstop, first base, and a true leadoff hitter. In an attempt to solve those problems I propose the following: 1. Sign Stephen Drew for 2 years $24 million with an option for a third year....
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Oh No, Ho Jo… New Seattle Mariners hitting coach Howard Johnson watched Zack Wheeler and Rafael Montero from the opposing dugout while coaching in Triple-A last season, but it was Mets prospect Jacob deGrom who impressed him the most at Triple-A Las Vegas last season, according to what he told Adam Rubin. “I saw deGrom. I like him a lot,” HoJo said. “As a matter of fact,...
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Bleacher Report’s lead writer Jason Martinez put together an interesting piece speculating the top potential trade packages the Mets still might pursue to move Ike Davis. Recently, comments from the front office insinuate the search to find Davis a new home might be over. That may be true, but it’s equally possible Sandy Alderson’s comments are simply subterfuge intended to make it appear the...
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