Tonight I took a little different approach to the podcast and brought on a co-host. I am joined by nationally syndicated radio host and contributor to Metsmerized Online, Tim Donner, for today’s trade deadline program. Tim and I both think this Mets team isn’t worth investing in for 2016. We look at both the rumored Jonathan Lucroy and Jay Bruce deals and give our opinion on the long-term...
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A year ago today, the Mets sent shock waves across the baseball world, acquiring star outfielder Yoenis Cespedes for pitching prospect Michael Fulmer and Luis Cessa just ten minutes before the trade deadline. At the time of the trade, Cespedes was in the midst of a career season with the Detroit Tigers, hitting for average (.293), power (18 home runs), and clutch (.312 with RISP, 61 RBI); all...
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The Cleveland Indians made their second splash of the trade deadline this morning, acquiring star reliever Andrew Miller from the Yankees ESPN’s Buster Olney reports. In exchange for Miller, the Yankees will receive four prospects from Cleveland, including highly touted outfielder Clint Frazier and pitcher Justus Sheffield. The Yankees also added minor league right handers Ben Heller and...
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I was a teenager in the Tri-State area in the late 80s, early 90s; meaning I grew up in the midst of what is clearly the Golden Age of Rap or when Rap (Grandmaster Flash, KRS-ONE, Run DMC, Public Enemy) became Hip Hop (A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Wu-Tang). I know this era well because the baseball team I loved was painful to watch and routinely gave reason for a young fan to allow his heart and...
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According to Adam Rubin, Terry Collins ordered his club to turn up the tunes in the clubhouse after another disheartening loss where the Mets were only able to muster six hits during their third consecutive debilitating defeat. Collins is trying to keep the team loose and light, and continues to avoid admitting the sky is falling despite the team performing like Henny Penny with runners in...
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