Sometimes blogging about the Mets can be frustrating, especially when you get the kind of email I got yesterday from a reader who believes I’ve become some sort of saber warrior since we hired Sandy Alderson as the new GM. Nothing could be further from the truth. Heck I still don’t even know what most of those anagrams are or what they are supposed to indicate. Yes, I read the book...
Read MoreSpring Training is only about two weeks old, but already some players are starting to leave an impact on the new manager, Terry Collins. Regardless of a 2-3-1 record, the team seems to be coming together nicely, especially since the main focus of this offseason dealt with off-the-field issues. Stats really don’t mean too much in spring. Rather, a player’s quality of at-bats and...
Read MoreToo big to fail. It’s the name of a book, a movie in production that’s based on said book, which in and of itself was based on the excusing of businesses that directly correlate to the success of the economy. The idea is that by preventing some businesses from failing and allowing others to do so by either being portioned off in a “fire sale” or just by simply going away will not only make the...
Read MoreA year and a half ago, I posted an article on my at the time blog, DannyBaseball in which I extolled on the virtues of patience. Unfortunately, it is a characteristic that so many Mets fans lack. At that time back in November 2009, Omar Minaya was trying to retool the Mets roster in preparation for the 2010 season. They had just completed their third disastrous season in a row, two of which...
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WIN A FREE CD/DVD BLU-RAY SET OF BILLY JOEL: LIVE AT SHEA STADIUM – THE CONCERT! Just answer the following five questions correctly and you can win one of the most highly anticipated music releases of the year! 1. What Mets player hit the last home run at Shea Stadium? 2. What Mets pitcher tossed the last complete game shutout at Shea Stadium? 3. What future Hall of Famer named his son...
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