Author: John Bernhardt

Reganomics: Mets Pitching Coach Has Rotation and Bullpen Soaring

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” That Benjamin Franklin quote might sum up the impact an 82 year-old pitching coach named Phil Regan is having on the New York Met pitching staff. The decision to replace Dave Eiland with Regan was greeted with snickers and guffaws but no-one is laughing now. Under Regan’s seasoned and calm tutelage, the Met pitching staff, both starters and...

Read More

McNeil, Alonso Showcasing Home Grown Talent

They didn’t bat No.2/No. 3 in the lineup but even so, Binghamton Rumble Pony fans watching the Mets play on television Saturday in Washington may have experienced a feeling of deja vu. That’s because New York Met neophytes Jeff McNeil and Pete Alonso were tearing up the Washington pitchers at Nationals Park. Just one year ago, the hard hitting duo were flashing their offensive...

Read More

Mets Minors: Warming Up To New Extra-Innings Rule

As a New York Met fan, I’m a proponent of National League baseball. I enjoy the situational scenarios, the increased strategy, and of course, baseball without the Designated Hitter. The adherence to baseball traditions is probably why I’m so skeptical about all these new ‘speed-up-the-game’ solutions currently under review in baseball. Last Saturday, I got my first taste...

Read More

Matz Will Be Good Test For Eiland and Callaway

Location, Location, Location. Realtors have understood forever the importance property location plays in making a sale. In a similar light, baseball sages understand the importance the location of pitches plays in pitchers successfully getting outs. You can throw a baseball through a brick wall, but, for a pitcher throwing heat doesn’t do much if you can’t control it. When it comes to...

Read More

Another Way To View A Mets Six-Man Rotation

“In our situation, short term, pitching is everything.” That was Met GM Sandy Alderson talking with the press early in the week. No one could argue Alderson’s point. Battle weary Met fans understand their team is still blessed with starting pitching riches. But, after the epic 2017 starting pitching collapse, the 2018 spring training outlook of the Met faithful is leery, an...

Read More