For years and years, I’ve always felt like the New York Mets made it too easy to get shoved around by opposing teams and particularly their division rivals; the Braves, Nationals and Phillies. Time and time again, Mets batters would get thrown at or hit at the plate without so much as a whimper in response – let alone any kind of retaliation. In that regard, the Mets had become the...
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Do you ever get that feeling that a highly touted prospect is actually going to hit pay dirt and become a star after only watching him play in just a dozen games or so? For example, when I first laid eyes on Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr., Mark McGwire and Will Clark, the next day I’d go out and buy a few hundred of their rookie cards in mint condition…. That kind of feeling. I’d...
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If the New York Mets are going to make a legitimate run for the NL East title this season, one thing is absolutely certain – they’ll need a heck of a performance by their once beleaguered bullpen which was one of the worst in the league last season. Mets GM Brodie Van Wagenen made improving the bullpen a top priority during the offseason and traded for one of the top young closers in...
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In 1965, Major League Baseball held their first Amateur Draft and with the second overall pick, the New York Mets selected left-hander Les Rohr in the first round. Rohr, a hard throwing left-handed pitcher, would make his big league debut during the 1967 season. making three September starts and finishing with a 2.12 ERA while striking out 15 batters in 17.1 innings. However, things unraveled...
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After consecutive disappointing 4th place finishes, the New York Mets look poised for some serious improvement in 2019. First year GM Brodie Van Wagenen capped off a very strong offseason by putting the finishing touches on a five-year extension with Jacob deGrom that will keep the Cy Young Award winner in Flushing for the foreseeable future. Van Wagenen wasted no time putting his own stamp on...
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