Author: Joe D

NLDS Thread: Giants vs Nationals, Cardinals vs Dodgers

Game 1 San Francisco Giants at Washington Nationals Satuday, Oct. 4, 5:30 PM, Fox Sports 1 Tim Hudson (9-13, 3.57) vs. Jordan Zimmerman (14-5, 2.66)  The Nationals will try to bounce back from a tough game one loss to the Giants on Saturday, sending their 14-game winner Jordan Zimmerman to the mound against the third man in the rotation, Tim Hudson, for the Giants. Game 2 St. Louis Cardinals at...

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Early Bullpen Failures Led To Deep Hole

Jared Diamond of The Wall Street Journal, pointed out a staggering statistic a few days ago. The Mets opened the season 10-20 in one-run games, finishing at 26-29. After that horrible beginning of the season, they improved to 16-9 in one-run games down the stretch. It’s no surprise that the turnaround occurred around the time that Jenrry Mejia was installed as the team’s closer and...

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Could Mets Target Jose Reyes This Offseason, And What Would It Take?

Jose Reyes will go down as an all time great Met. Our first ever batting champion ranks sixth in batting average, second in runs, third in hits and of course, first in triples and stolen bases. Reyes will forever be loved by Mets fans. This offseason, the Mets could be searching for a shortstop, and SNY’s Gary Cohen would love nothing better than to see Reyes back in Flushing. He raised...

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Rockies Won’t Move Key Pieces

According Bill Geivett, the Rockies senior vice president of Major League operations, the team likes what they have and won’t look to make major changes in the offseason. In a report filed by Thomas Harding of MLB.com, the Rockies will be bringing back the majority of their front office personal and think they have the necessary players to win if everyone is healthy. “We like the...

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Scouts Not Impressed With 2013 First Rounder Dominic Smith

Baseball America’s J.J. Cooper released his Top 20 Prospects for the South Atlantic League, which featured no prospects from the New York Mets. During his Sally League chat, Cooper fielded many questions about several of the Mets prospects at Single-A Savannah including first rounder Dom Smith who failed to impress scouts and other baseball people. Andrew: Was Dominic Smith close to the...

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