Keith Hernandez will have a surgical operation on his back later next week, according to his twitter account on Saturday and the New York Post. The surgery, which is to repair a ruptured disc, will hopefully end nearly 30 years of back pain for Hernandez, who said that he’s endured nagging back issues since the end of his playing career. The biggest question emerging from the report was...
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In the latest podcast, I discuss the recent criticism by the media with regards to why the Mets aren’t participating in the Bryce Harper and Manny Machado sweepstakes. Former Mets trainer Bob Sikes talks about “getting paid to watch” the late Mel Stottlemyre lead a young Mets staff during the 1980s. Finally, hear my take on the Hall-of-Fame vote and how data has made the...
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Good morning Mets fans, Baseball America has three Mets players on their list of 100 top prospects. Latest Mets News Baseball Prospectus also revealed their top 101 prospects which featured two Mets players. Latest NL East News According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, the Marlins have hired Juan Pierre as their newest outfield coordinator and Eric Duncan as their newest hitting coordinator. Pierre...
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Rich takes us through whom he would vote for in the 2019 Hall Of Fame ballot including why he thinks Mariano Rivera should be a unanimous selection. He will also implore the Mets organization to put Al Leiter in The Met Hall of Fame. Lastly, Rich converses with Brandon Nimmo about both his development and the improvement Amed Rosario has shown in the past year. Listen in to the second episode...
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There has been so much chatter the last two offseasons about how MLB Free Agency has evolved and some even suggest a work stoppage could occur if this trend continues–the notion that big-time free agents are getting fewer and fewer market value deals while free agency lasts until spring training. That time frame is not only for “marginal free agents” but also for the superstars...
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