This might be one of the best and most interesting spring training camps I can ever remember. Everyone is so happy to be here. There are no real spring training battles to speak of. There are no underlying issues that are lurking about. There are no ominous storylines waiting in the shadows. Far from it, it’s been a sea of calm and tranquility at Mets Camp, and after the last few springs,...
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All the media and the fans were up in arms when Ray Rice received a two game suspension for knocking out his fiancée and dragging her out of an elevator. That weak suspension was 12.5% of the NFL season. The same people had similar angry reactions when Greg Hardy only received a four game suspension. Hardy allegedly beat a woman, threw her on a bed of guns, and intervened with her testifying at...
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According to what a team official told Adam Rubin of ESPN New York, there is a possibility Ruben Tejada could be traded or released before Opening Day. The team official indicated that Matt Reynolds or Dilson Herrera would “really have to distinguish themselves during spring training and force their way onto the roster before the Mets would consider cutting Tejada. Tejada is due to earn $3...
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Before the 2015 season Robert Gsellman was rarely talked about and wasn’t in the conversation for one of the Mets best starting pitching prospects. The Mets 13th round pick in 2011 out of Westchester High School in Los Angeles, California put himself on everyone’s radar with a strong 2015 campaign. The 6’4 right-hander opened enough eyes that the Mets had to add him to the...
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On Sunday, the New York Mets hosted a clinic for the St. Lucie Special Olympics at Tradition Field. The feel of the event can be summed up with a quote from Special Olympics regional director Jeff Hancock, who said, “This is beyond amazing. The opportunities that our athletes in the Special Olympics have because of the New York Mets bringing this clinic in is unbelievable.”...
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